[PADG:2353] construction and dirt

[Roberta Pilette <roberta.pilette@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
  Yale is about to begin the Phase II of the their renovation of Sterling 
Library.  This will include the undergraduate library, the connecting 
tunnel, a general lounge area which may be renovated into a cafe and some 
adjacent work and processing areas located in the basement of 
Sterling.  The renovation will also impact areas in the nave/card catalog 
area of Sterling.  The undergraduate library collection is being totally 
moved out of the area, so that is not an issue.  As we are just in the 
process of finishing the cleaning the books in the stacks at Sterling, I am 
very anxious to not have any part of this cleaning effort undone.  In 
theory the construction is well removed from the stacks, but I would very 
much like to have put into the construction contract language that requires 
the company to contain dust and clearly outlines how workers and supplies 
will come and go.

  I know a lot of folks have had renovations over the years and certainly 
lessons must have been learned.  Also, I am sure there are a few of you out 
there that "got it right" or pretty darn close to it when it came to 
protecting the collections.  I would appreciate hearing from all of you.

Thanks.


Bobbie Pilette
Preservation Department
Yale University Library
130 Wall Street
PO Box 208240
New Haven, CT  06520-8240

phone:  203-432-1714
email:  roberta.pilette@xxxxxxxx