Library Service Disruptions During Our Move

Library Closed May 10-18, 2008.
In order to relocate all collections, equipment, furniture, and personnel to our new home in the Pickens Academic Tower as quickly and efficiently as possible, the Research Medical Library will close at 5:00 p.m., Friday, May 9, 2008. The new library will open at 7:30 a.m., Monday, May 19, 2008.

The Historical Resources Center will close at 5:00 p.m. Friday, May 2, 2008 and will reopen when the library opens at 7:30 a.m., Monday, May 19, 2008.

Due to the nature of such a major move, there will be some service disruptions. Thank you for your patience. We look forward to serving you better in our new location.

Collection Access During Library Closure
Our physical collection of books, journals, and audiovisual materials will be unavailable during the week of our move, May 10-18. Our History of Cancer Collection of rare books, archives, and special collections will be unavailable May 3–18. All print collections will be shelved and available for use on opening day, May 19, at the new location.

Historical Resources Center Access During Library Closure
The Historical Resources Center will close at 5:00 p.m. Friday, May 2, 2008 and will reopen when the library opens at 7:30 a.m., Monday, May 19, 2008. Reference and research requests may be emailed to the archivist (lwbrunet@mdanderson.org) during the closed period, but we may be unable to act on them until the HRC reopens on May 19.

Interlibrary Loan Office Closed, May 10-18
The Interlibrary Loan Office will be closed May 10-18. ILLiad will remain available online, allowing you to access your account and submit new requests.

Borrowing requests will be filled in the order in which they are received beginning Tuesday, May 13. Delivery of electronic articles will begin as early as May 13. Delivery of books and other physical materials will be delayed until the library reopens on May 19. If you have a medical emergency and need a resource immediately, please call the library at 713-792-2282 and we will obtain it from another library as quickly as possible.

All loans requests to other libraries will be suspended from May 10-18.

Our Scanning/Document Delivery Service will be suspended from May 10-18 while the physical collection is being moved and re-shelved. However, you may continue to submit new requests online via ILLiad. Requests will be filled in the order in which they are received as soon as the physical collection is re-shelved and available for use. If you have a medical emergency and need a resource from our print collection immediately, please call the library at 713-792-2282 and we will obtain it from another library as quickly as possible.

Online Access During Library Closure
None of our online resources will be affected by our closure and move. All online resources will remain available.

Printing and Photocopy Service Accounts During Library Closure
Requests for Printing and Photocopy Service accounts will be suspended May 10-18. The service will resume on Monday, May 19.

Reference and Online Searching Assistance During Library Closure
Reference librarians will be available to assist you with your reference and online searching questions during our closure (May 12-16). You may contact them by phone at 713-792-2282 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., or by email at mailto:RML-Help@mdanderson.org?subject=I%20need%20help.

Reference service will not be available for Historical Resources Center materials from May 3-May 18.

Returning Items During Library Closure
The current Research Medical Library book return box (located in the Main Building near the front entrance to the Library at Y2.6005) will remain in place until the new library opens on May 19. You may return books at the Main Building location, you may return them via inter-office mail to our new mailing address (Unit 1499), or you may return them at our new location in person after we reopen. We do not charge fines and there will not be a late fee for returning them after the due date.