Comments on: Area 51 notes, Dec. 5, 2012

By: Brenda Ellis

Brenda Ellis — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:29:29 +0000

Wow, how do they mow it? Do they allow dogs? I guess part of my hesitancy is where the useful stuff now on the desk would go. I don’t want to have the ref desk inherit all that stuff. Perhaps the middle section of the desk could be removed and the side sections be retained somewhere. It looks like it was designed as 3 pieces.

By: Carrie Macfarlane

Carrie Macfarlane — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:16:17 +0000

Regarding the info desk area: Cornell put a lawn in two of its libraries! http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20121209/NEWS01/312090057/Cornell-brings-nature-inside-libraries?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE I’m still hoping for a tree, at least.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:02:40 +0000

It would be nice if we went ahead and removed the chair from the info desk. It gives it the negative look of an unstaffed service area. I still think we should consider (as one of the options) modifying the current desk to have an electronic kiosk in front. I hope we or the designer gets student input before removing the desk (say a bulletin board with post-its or an easel with paper to write ideas on with the topic “we are thinking of removing this desk, what do you want to see here?” or similar)?