CDL: Fire at the Univ of Georgia (U.S.) Library

From: John P. Abbott <AbbottJP_at_appstate.edu>
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 09:37:55 -0400
To: colldv-l_at_usc.edu
fyi.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Official UGA Announcements"
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 7:56 AM
Subject: library fire update
  >
 > TO: UGA Faculty, Staff and Students
 >
 > A fire Wednesday evening, July 23, on the second floor of the
 > Main Library annex building has caused considerable damage.
 > The library is closed at least for today and perhaps for
 > several days. Main Library employees should NOT report to work
 > today. By close of business today, a decision will be made as
 > to whether affected employees should report to work tomorrow,
 > July 25. Students with classes scheduled to meet in room B-2
 > of the library today should meet their professor in front of
 > the library at the appointed class time and the class will be
 > moved to a location to be determined. The law library and the
 > science library both are open with available study space for
 > students displaced from the Main Library. Computer labs across
 > campus are open on regular schedules for electronic access to
 > materials. It is not yet known how long it will take to make
 > books and other library materials available. Assessment of
 > damage is just underway.  The flames were confined to the
 > second floor of the annex in an area where the federal
 > document repository is housed, but there is smoke damage of
 > varying degrees in other parts of both buildings.  We will
 > provide updates through ArchNews postings and on UGA Today at
 > www.uga.edu/news as necessary. Thank you for your
 > understanding and cooperation.
 >
Received on Mon Jul 28 2003 - 09:42:41 EDT