Harvard Announces Science Libraries Merger, Four Jobs Cut
The Harvard Crimson reports that Kummel Library, a geology collection containing 60,000 books, 42,000 maps and 800 journals, will merge with the science library Cabot. To make space for Kummel’s collection, the Environmental Information Center (EIC) and Environmental Science and Public Policy Archive (ESPPA) currently housed in Cabot will move to Littauer Hall, closer to their main clients. Four of Kummel’s staff have been notified of the termination of their positions on June 30, 2005, though the article discusses that after an impact study on Cabot Library, some of those positions might be reinstated. Librarian Michael Leach says the idea of merging has been discussed for about five years. The Harvard College Library is facing decreases in services and positions as it grapples with budget cuts.
