{"id":7219,"date":"2026-04-02T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/?p=7219"},"modified":"2026-04-01T13:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:00:05","slug":"refreshing-the-fifth-floor-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/?p=7219","title":{"rendered":"Refreshing the Fifth Floor Collection\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7220\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Outer-Range-22-1-before-weeding.jpg\" alt=\"Photograph the fifth floor of the HSHSL. Photograph shows a long library aisle lined with tall wooden bookshelves filled with books, extending toward a distant exit sign. Ceiling lights illuminate carpeted floor and pale yellow walls.\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" \/>Over the coming weeks, the HSHSL team will be conducting a weeding and\u00a0shifting\u00a0project on the fifth floor. This work is part of our ongoing effort to\u00a0refresh the physical collection, ensure materials\u00a0remain\u00a0relevant, and make it easier for users to navigate the stacks.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">During this project, HSHSL librarians will carefully review and remove materials that are no longer a good fit (literally and metaphorically). As space is freed, remaining books will be shifted and redistributed to create space and improve browsing. For a temporary period, shelves may look unusual: some sections may appear partially empty or in transition while this work is underway. While it may be tempting to \u201cspruce up\u201d the shelves when you pass them, please leave everything as-is to allow the weeding team to properly assess the available space.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Access to materials will remain available throughout the project. If you have trouble\u00a0locating\u00a0an item or need\u00a0assistance,\u00a0members of the HSHSL team\u00a0are always happy to help at the service desk.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Weeding teams will be mindful of noise as the fifth floor is a quiet space, but please be patient as some conversation is necessary for this project. If you have noise concerns, please stop by the Information Services desk for earplugs or headphones. Or try the third or fourth floors while teams are working on this project. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thank you for your patience as we work to improve the\u00a0fifth-floor\u00a0stacks and create a more usable, welcoming collection for our community.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The HSHSL is beginning a project to refresh the fifth-floor book collection. This project will mean some noise disruption on the fith-floor as well as large gaps on the shelves. Please be patient as we work to improve our collection. <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/?p=7219\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":7220,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,167,23],"tags":[46,964,963],"class_list":["post-7219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alerts","category-building","category-news","tag-books","tag-collections","tag-fifth-floor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7219"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7219"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7226,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7219\/revisions\/7226"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}