CLICS closing??

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - San Diego
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<p>So I got this in my ucsd email account:</p>

<p>Earlier this year, we communicated to the campus community that
significant and continuing budget cuts could lead to the closure of four
of the Libraries' facilities: CLICS (Center for Library & Instructional
Computing Services), International Relations & Pacific Studies (IR/PS),
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and the Science & Engineering
libraries. Previous budget cuts led to the closure of the Medical
Center Library on April 1, 2011. While we have not yet received our
final budget allocation, we have been informed that the Libraries will
need to absorb at least a $3 million cut for 2011/2012, which leaves us
no choice but to move forward with these closures and consolidations.</p>

<p>The CLICS facility will close on June 10 of this year, followed by the
closure of the IR/PS Library on July 1, 2011. Budget cuts will also
force us to close the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library later
in the 2011/12 academic year. Over the next year, we will be working to
consolidate the IR/PS collections into the Social Sciences & Humanities
Library in the Geisel Library building. In addition, we will be
consolidating the majority of our science collections (including those
of the Science & Engineering and Scripps libraries) into our remaining
library facilities.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, these closures and consolidations will impact our ability
to provide UCSD faculty and students with the quick access to resources
and services they have come to expect from the Libraries. In addition,
the closures will lead to a significant reduction in study space for
students, with a loss of approximately 800 study seats.</p>

<p>Aren't these libraries pretty important, how likely do you think it is that they will reopen them soon??</p>

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<p>CLICS was my favorite library, but it’s not like you don’t have anywhere else to study …</p>

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<p>geisel is going to be pretty packed next year. time to make use of those lounges that no one ever goes in</p>

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<p>would they move the books in these libraries to other libraries on campus or to other UCs, would there be less books to go around??</p>

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<p>typical practice is to move things to other libraries (if there’s room) or to off-site storage. you’ll still be able to get everything you need, but if it’s from the latter it may take a little while longer.</p>

<p>(fwiw, all my resources were electronic - never had to dig through the stacks for anything)</p>

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<p>This is sad, I have great memories in clics! :(</p>

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<p>I’m sadder about IR/PS closing. :/</p>

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<p>what libraries are left?</p>

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<p>every one that’s not mentioned here: [Budget</a> News - UCSD Libraries](<a href=“http://libraries.ucsd.edu/budgetcutsFAQ/intro.html]Budget”>http://libraries.ucsd.edu/budgetcutsFAQ/intro.html)</p>

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<p>Geisel (and the various libraries within it, though I think I remember hearing something about S&E being merged or co-managed with SSH now) and the Biomedical Library, pretty much.</p>

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<p>a little bit off topic, but does anyone know if we can check books out over the summer? Like check them out at the end of june and then renew over the summer online and bring them back in september?</p>

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<p>CLICS always handled all the noisy people so Geisel would actually be quite
damn, next year there will be no quiet library to study during finals</p>