reflections of aberdeen 2007 - 2013
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Some images from my time as University Librarian and Director of Library, Special Collections and Museums at the University of Aberdeen (2007 - 2013). Whilst at Aberdeen I worked on the Sir Duncan Rice Library and many of the images capture the construction of the building, the architecture of the finished building and the stunning views from it. Other images are from round and about Aberdeen and particularly of some of its wonderful skies.TRANSCRIPT
ROOM WITH A VIEW
STAFF “ORIENTATION” VISITS TO THE SITE
ROBIN WORKING OUT WHERE HIS DESK WAS GOING TO BE
ONE OF OUR MANY PLANNING MEETINGS
GEORGE DEMONSTRATING THE NEW FACILITIES
ANOTHER TEAM VISITING THE SITE
SIOBHAN GETTING VERY EXCITED AS THE NEW SHELVES WENT IN
LOTS OF SHELVES TO GET EXCITED ABOUT
MAN WITH A VACUUM CLEANER……
THE WINNING DONOR WALL DESIGN TEAM
THESE ARE NOW ROUND THE ATRIUM
The fetching service was in full swing during the move so that QML users could still get access to books that had been moved
We moved 26 miles of books between August and December 2011
The first books in the new library; The Big Book of Concepts
HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH ALL THOSE STICKY PADS THAT PROTECT GLASS WHILST IN TRANSIT!
Things that excite librarians…..
Fun inside and outside the library
Ever wondered what is on the roof?
Ever wondered what was on the roof?
SOMETIMES GETTING UP EARLY FOR A FLIGHT WAS WORTH IT…..
REFLECTIONS
PROFESSOR GANE ON 7TH FLOOR(BEFORE THE WINDOWS WENT IN)
THESE WERE TURNED INTO COLUMNS
One of our “seat testing” trips
QML JUST BEFORE DEMOLITION
BEFORE AND AFTER
DURING AND AFTER
EN ROUTE TO EDINBURGH
PROFITS WARNING?
THE VIEW FROM THE LIBRARIAN’S OFFICE ON DAY ONE
TRUSTY CYCLE
OUR MILLIONTH VISITOR (JAN 2013)
