Shifting Falk Library Journal Collection
HSLS Technical Services staff is busy rearranging the print journal collection on the first floor of Falk Library. Journal volumes published between 1975 and 1984 are moving to closed stacks or offsite storage to allow room for future growth of the collection and library space reallocation, as exemplified by the new comfortable seating area, pictured to the left.
During this rearrangement process, signs are posted throughout the stacks explaining which date ranges and titles have been moved. While these posted signs are helpful, the most current and accurate location information is always included in PITTCat, the library catalog. Please ask the library staff for assistance if you are having difficulty with locating the title and year of a particular journal.
This rearrangement process is being conducted in several steps. Volumes will initially be moved to the library's closed stacks and can be retrieved on request by Falk Circulation staff, to photocopy or for in-library use. Eventually, these journal volumes will be moved to their permanent location in offsite storage. The message "HSLS Storage - Request via HSLS Service Requests" will appear in PITTCat for these titles, and they can be requested free of charge by HSLS patrons. Requested materials can be made available for pickup at any HSLS circulation desk, or copies can be sent by fax, mail, or online as a scanned PDF file. Requests will generally be filled within two working days. For more information visit: <www.hsls.pitt.edu/services/collection/stacks>.
--Gosia Fort
