Foster Business Library News

The loud concrete demolition is done! The Foster Business Library is now open and will be returning to our normal Summer hours.

The work in the ceiling above the reading area is finished and the huge curtain of sheet plastic that has enclosed it since mid-June has been removed by the contractors. The noisy beam breaking work on the mezzanine continues and is expected to be completed by the end of the week.

Part of the renovation work going on this summer involves sawing a large hole in our mezzanine floor for what will eventually be a new stairway leading into the library from PACCAR Hall. A large concrete beam in the mezzanine floor is too big to saw and will need to be broken out in chunks. This beam breaking work will start at 4am during the week of July 27 and continue until around noon.

Because we expect the beam breaking work to be too noisy and disruptive to allow normal library operations, we will open the Foster Library at 11am Monday through Friday of next week – July 27 to July 31.

We apologize in advance for any inconvenience these shorter hours may cause. If you have any questions or concerns please send a note to buslib@u.washington.edu or call 543-4360.

Thanks.

-Gordon

Global Financial Data has changed back and once again no longer requires a login. Yay!

Global Financial Data now requires all students and faculty to create their own account in order to access Global Financial Data. Access is still through the University’s IP range, but users are now also required to log in each time they access the database. This change will enable you to personalize your access to the database.

Go to the Sign Up page to create an account.