Launch of new Library Services and Space Refurbishment

Source: https://libguides.tcd.ie/blogs/news/launch-of-new-library-services-and-space-refurbishment Parent: https://libguides.tcd.ie/blogs/news?created%5B%5D=2024-09

09/20/2024

Greg Sheaf

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Students’ invaluable feedback from the Library survey and design workshops has informed a range of innovative service changes and space refurbishments in the Library this year. 

Library Complex 360 virtual tour

The new Library 360 virtual tours of the Library Complex, the Hamilton Library and the John Stearne Medical Library will improve wayfinding and navigation within Library spaces. The virtual tours provide a very intuitive visual impression of the reading rooms with useful information about reading room spaces, services and collections. They also allow readers to explore various routes in and around Library buildings, with a special emphasis on accessible options.

We are also launching a new live chat service this week called LibChat, for real time online support from Library staff. The service will be available via the Library website from 10:00-16:00, Monday to Friday, and will work hand-in-hand with our existing FAQ page.

The Assistive Technology Information Centre (ATIC) on the ground floor of the Ussher Library has been refurbished to create a study space sanctuary for students with sensory needs. With the support of colleagues in the Disability Service and in Estates & Facilities, two new low-distraction study rooms are available with soft furnishings and improved acoustics. There are also plans to introduce plants and moss walls throughout the space.

Refurbished ATIC space

Two new enclosed sensory pods (see image at top of page) have also been installed on the lower ground floor of the Library (formerly the Berkeley Library) and additional low-distraction cubicles have been constructed on the upper level of the Lecky Library.

Please try them out and let us know what you think!

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