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...also includes a few new changes, such as the closing of the Information Desk in the Widener Circulation room, the near-elimination of HCL??s travel budget, and an increase of the minimum lost book or item...
...discuss the specific “big-time dollar amounts” saved by the Widener Café’s closing, she said that “it is a substantial amount.” She noted that the Widener Café cutbacks are part of HCL??s larger budget reduction plan and that the decision to close the Café was made in conjunction with various administrators and Harvard University Dining Services. The Widener Café has been staffed by HUDS for less than two years, though the University previously hired a private contractor...
...individual, who asked that she not be named in order to protect her relationship with the University. “We’re not naive.” In February, HCL displaced 17 workers in the Widener serial services division to a Central Square facility currently occupied by HCL??s technical services unit as part of an effort to help reduce its budget for next year by $12 million. —Staff writer Esther I. Yi can be reached at estheryi@fas.harvard.edu...
...will shuffle personnel to streamline its services, and will likely be unable to avoid layoffs this spring. For now, the move will require the displacement of the 17 workers in the Widener serial services division, which catalogs incoming periodicals, to a Central Square facility currently occupied by HCL??s technical services unit, according to HCL spokeswoman Beth Brainard. To encourage further cost-cutting, administrators and senior managers of HCL??a centralized group of libraries within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences—are eliminating print subscriptions for materials that can be found online, ceasing unnecessary...
...librarians Thursday through Sunday from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The system operates through the web messenger Meebo, which requires no downloads and can access Google, AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, and MSN accounts. Students can reach the service through a link in the upper left-hand corner of HCL??s Web site. Participating librarians undergo a 10-minute training session to practice instant messaging through Meebo. During the service’s hours, they answer questions while conducting their normal duties so that productivity does not decrease. Questions asked through these online chats have been short...