{"id":36342,"date":"2024-06-12T14:16:48","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T18:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=36342"},"modified":"2024-06-12T14:16:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T18:16:49","slug":"olin-call-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/olin-call-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Iconic Olin Library \u2018Call Board\u2019 to Get a (Literal) Glow-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">After shining as a numerical beacon above the circulation desk for decades, the sign will soon have a new life\u2014as a clock<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By <strong>Joe Wilensky<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">At the age of 63, Olin Library is in the midst of a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cornell.edu\/libraryspaceprojects\/olin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">major renovation<\/a> of its first floor and basement level that will modernize its access and spaces. The building\u2019s 1961 exterior\u2014long likened to a giant IBM punch card\u2014will remain unchanged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And fear not, library fans: an iconic element\u2014the numbered call board that has hung over the circulation desk since the building opened\u2014will be given a new life in the refreshed space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/circulation_1.jpeg\" alt=\"detail view of the Olin paging numbers sign with several numerals lit\" class=\"wp-image-36347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/circulation_1.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/circulation_1-300x52.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/circulation_1-768x133.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/circulation_1-632x109.jpeg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/circulation_1-316x55.jpeg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/circulation_1-400x69.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/circulation_1-200x35.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/circulation_1-100x17.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe call board is one of Olin\u2019s most distinctive and beloved features,\u201d says librarian Susette Newberry, PhD \u201999. \u201cThe entire renovation team insisted on finding a place for it in the new design.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also known as a \u201cpaging numbers\u201d sign, the Cold War-era display features light-up numerals from 1 to 100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Measuring nearly 19 feet wide, a foot high, and 7.5 inches deep, it\u2019s the most visible part of the library\u2019s erstwhile access system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/DSCF6016-A_crop-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"1972 photo shows a library employee at a checkpoint that made sure everyone entering the stacks had a pass\" class=\"wp-image-36363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/DSCF6016-A_crop-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/DSCF6016-A_crop-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/DSCF6016-A_crop-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/DSCF6016-A_crop-1264x842.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/DSCF6016-A_crop-632x421.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/DSCF6016-A_crop-316x211.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/DSCF6016-A_crop-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/DSCF6016-A_crop-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/DSCF6016-A_crop-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/DSCF6016-A_crop.jpg 1301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Employees staffed checkpoints for the upper-floor stacks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When Olin opened\u2014and until well into the 1990s\u2014it was a \u201cclosed-stack\u201d research library: only grad students and faculty (and the occasional undergrad with a special pass) were allowed to go upstairs to browse and retrieve books and other materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To access items, other patrons had to fill out a slip at the circulation desk and would receive a number\u2014yes, just like at a deli counter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/behind_the_desk-A-2.jpeg\" alt=\"A behind-the-desk view shows some of the analog switches used to light up the sign\u2019s numbers\" class=\"wp-image-36366 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/behind_the_desk-A-2.jpeg 490w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/behind_the_desk-A-2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/behind_the_desk-A-2-304x171.jpeg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/behind_the_desk-A-2-152x85.jpeg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/behind_the_desk-A-2-296x166.jpeg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/behind_the_desk-A-2-316x178.jpeg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/behind_the_desk-A-2-400x225.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/behind_the_desk-A-2-200x113.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/behind_the_desk-A-2-100x56.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><figcaption>A few of the sign\u2019s analog switches.<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>The request slip was then sent via a pneumatic tube system to the appropriate floor and section, where student workers were stationed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(While the system is no longer operative, some of the tubes still exist within Olin\u2019s walls.)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the item was sent down to the main floor via dumbwaiter (also still extant), the patron would be alerted by the call board, which would light up the corresponding number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The entire process\u2014from request to retrieval to checkout\u2014would ideally take under 10 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/DSCF6013-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"View of Olin Library\u2019s main floor in 1972\" class=\"wp-image-36193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/DSCF6013-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/DSCF6013-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/DSCF6013-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/DSCF6013-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/DSCF6013-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/DSCF6013-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/DSCF6013-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/DSCF6013-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/DSCF6013-A-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/DSCF6013-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/DSCF6013-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/DSCF6013-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/DSCF6013-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/DSCF6013-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/DSCF6013-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/DSCF6013-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/DSCF6013-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/DSCF6013-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Olin\u2019s main floor in 1972.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>(Interestingly: when the tube system broke down in 1961\u201362 and undergrads were briefly allowed full stack access, grad students complained that they were poaching their favorite study spots.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the stacks opened to all in the mid-\u201990s, the call board was used far less often\u2014though it was still employed for special requests and to page certain materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the COVID pandemic, it even enjoyed a temporary comeback, as paging requests surged during the many months of social distancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, the Olin renovation is spurring a new chapter in the life of the vintage device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Library staff are partnering with students in electrical and computer engineering to repurpose the call board as a digital clock\u2014making it a both a timepiece and something of a work of art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their faculty advisor, senior lecturer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ece.cornell.edu\/faculty-directory\/joseph-skovira\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Skovira, PhD \u201990<\/a>, has some relevant experience: in 2022, he helped students repair the electronics in the <a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/nye-solar-noon-clock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bill Nye \u201977 Solar Noon Clock<\/a> atop Rhodes Hall.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"963\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/circulation_2-B-963x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Archival photo shows Patricia Kelly \u201963 checking out books in her role as a weekend student assistant at Olin Library\" class=\"wp-image-36189 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/circulation_2-B-963x1024.jpg 963w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/circulation_2-B-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/circulation_2-B-768x816.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/circulation_2-B-1445x1536.jpg 1445w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/circulation_2-B-1264x1344.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/circulation_2-B-632x672.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/circulation_2-B-316x336.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/circulation_2-B-400x425.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/circulation_2-B-200x213.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/circulation_2-B-100x106.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/circulation_2-B.jpg 1505w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><figcaption>An early-\u201960s view at the circulation desk.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the call board\u2019s original wiring will be preserved as much as possible, the incandescent bulbs behind each number will be replaced with multicolor LEDs controlled by computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students are still designing the method by which the numerals will function as a clock; 1\u201312 would be used for hours and 1\u201360 for minutes, with dual colors likely used when a numeral is needed for both simultaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new clock is expected to be installed over the 2024\u201325 winter break, with the entire renovation completed by spring 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/In_renovated_Olin_rendering-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A schematic shows the refurbished call board in the renovated Olin first floor, set to be completed in 2025\" class=\"wp-image-36188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/In_renovated_Olin_rendering-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/In_renovated_Olin_rendering-A-300x169.jpg 300w, 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https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/In_renovated_Olin_rendering-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/In_renovated_Olin_rendering-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/In_renovated_Olin_rendering-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/In_renovated_Olin_rendering-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/In_renovated_Olin_rendering-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/In_renovated_Olin_rendering-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/In_renovated_Olin_rendering-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/In_renovated_Olin_rendering-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/In_renovated_Olin_rendering-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A rendering shows the sign&#8217;s new spot on a renovated first floor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt will be both a tribute to Olin\u2019s past as a closed-stack library,\u201d says Jon Ladley, Cornell University Library\u2019s director of facilities planning, \u201cand an inviting beacon in the building\u2019s next chapter as an open and welcoming space for all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Top: Olin\u2019s circulation desk in the 1970s. 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