During this phase, renovators will create areading room on the first floor. Currently, "thereis not one really comfy area," Askey said. Sheadded that the new reading room will be "a lovely,glassed, airy space" and will hold currentjournals for students to browse through.
Also, the collection of non-medical books,called the Aesculapian collection, will berelocated to lower level one.
"Everything is getting jiggled around," Askeysaid.
In addition to the relocation of collections,Countway is up-grading its computer system.
Askey said the renovation will include "thedispersion of multiple data jacks and clustercomputer stations which will provide access to thelibrary for personal computers."
The architectural firm of Shepley, Bulfinch,Richardson and Abbott and the construction companyWilliam A. Berry & Son are working with Countwaystaff and Harvard Medical School's Engineering andConstruction Department on the project.
The building will remain under constructionuntil Dec. 31, 1999, according to Askey