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Category: Library Facilities

Topics in this category can include hours, closures, renovations, and other facility announcements.

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GW is experiencing service degradation of many technology services on Friday, January 11.   Per GW IT, "GW is currently experiencing high temperatures in the Foggy Bottom Campus data center. In order to proactively protect GW technology resources and data, Division of IT staff will be proactively bringing down services to moderate temperatures until environmental conditions can be stabilized. "  A complete list of affected services is available on the GW IT website.

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Update: GW1X wireless is restored with reduced capacity.  The Division of Information Technology (IT) is working to restore full capacity as quickly as possible.

A service outage is currently affecting GW1X wireless services. Users are currently unable to connect or log in to GW1X. The Division of Information Technology (IT) is aware of this issue and is working to resolve it as soon as possible; follow-up status updates will be provided when the outage is resolved. In the meantime, please visit http://itsupport.gwu.edu for more information.

Questions: For questions or to report any problems, please contact the Division of Information Technology at 202-994-GWIT (4948), ithelp@gwu.edu or http://itsupport.gwu.edu. Technology assistance is available through the IT Support Center 24 hours a day.

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Fire alarmOn Saturday December 7 from 6 am to 10 am,  fire alarm, power, and elevator testing will occur in Ross Hall and Himmelfarb Library.    The normal power and emergency power will be tested to make sure all services are converted if an emergency should occur in the building.

If you have questions, please contact Ken Crosson at 202-994-5755.

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The boilers in Ross Hall will be undergoing repairs from 12am-9am on Saturday, November 16.

You may experience cooler conditions in the building during these hours while the boilers are shut down.

Consider bringing a blanket or wearing warm clothing if you are planning on studying overnight.

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Himmelfarb Library is experiencing an access issue today.  Resources are accessible from our Databases webpage for on-campus users and for off-campus users accessing via VPN/GWireless.  Unfortunately, access to information resources using the WRLC login is not available at this time.

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Due to construction, there will be electrical outages in the Himmelfarb over the upcoming weekend. Himmelfarb Library will close at 11pm on 10/11/2013 and reopen at 4pm on 10/13/2013.

The following alternative study space will be available:

Hospital rooms 6101, 6108, 6111, and 6117 and the computer lab are reserved the entire weekend for quiet study. All other study rooms on the 6th floor of the Hospital are available for study when unscheduled. Library reference staff will be available to help with research questions, renew books, etc. from noon until 4pm on 10/12/2013 in the Hosptial’s 6th floor computer lab. Use the “ask us” feature on the Library’s home page (www.g.wumc.edu/library) to submit questions from wherever you are studying!

Burns Law Library: Students may access the Burns Law Library for quiet study this weekend only. No passes needed. Please have your GW id ready to show. The Burns Law Library is open from 8am until 11:45pm on Fridays and from 9am until 11:45pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

Gelman Library: This Library remains open 24/7 during the fall 2013 semester. The Eckles Library on the Mount Vernon campus is open at the following times: Fridays 8am until 10pm, Saturdays 10am-10pm, and Sundays 10am-3am.

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