Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Professional movers to relocate Rice Library collection
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USI's 335,000-volume library collection will be moved to the new Rice Library on Monday, June 5. Professional library movers from Carney McNicholas (CMCN) of Cleveland, Ohio, will handle the move. CMCN has completed library relocation projects for scores of organizations including Central Library in downtown Evansville. The company uses color coding and labeling to maintain shelf order. CMCN owns specialized trucks and moving equipment specifically designed for moving library materials. Local people, including USI students, will assist the specialists. The original Rice Library opened in 1971. Construction for the new Rice Library started in June 2004. The interior has several striking areas including the circulation desk, periodicals, group study rooms, and a grand reading room with ambient light from the wall of windows framing views of campus and landscapes beyond. The building bears the name of USI’s first president, David L. Rice, who served as chief executive officer from 1967 to 1994, an era in the institution’s history that saw enrollment growth, continued endorsement and financial support from the communities throughout southern Indiana, construction of the Science and Administration Building, library, University Center, Technology Center, Physical Activities Center, University Home, Orr Center, and early housing in an apartment complex adjacent to campus. The Rice administration accomplished a monumental achievement when USI was created in 1985 by the state legislature, following 20 years as a regional campus (Indiana State University Evansville). In 1992, the USI Board of Trustees approved naming the library for Dr. Rice in recognition for his contributions to the development of the University. The name will move from the current library to the new one. A grand opening of the new Rice Library will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 23, 2006. Legislators, architectural and construction crews, alumni, USI faculty and staff, students, and the general public are invited to witness the grand opening and to tour the new facility. |
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