UMLD Events and Information
| June 1996 | Construction of UMLD begins. Photos of the construction of UMLD. |
| November 10, 1998 | In the early morning hours Columbia Missouri was struck by a tornado. UMLD suffered significant damage during this weather event. |
| March 15-18, 2001 | June L. DeWeese, Head of Access Services, Ellis Library, University of Missouri-Columbia, gave the following presentation to the Association of College and Research Libraries at the 10th National Conference in Denver, Colorado. The presentation details severe weather damage that occurred on November 10, 1998, stressing the importance of having a disaster plan.
ACRL Presentation (including photos). |
| October 31, 2002 | UM Libraries Directors, and other esteemed guests, gathered at the UM Libraries Depository for the dedication plaque ceremony, and unveiling. Pictures taken that day. |
| June 30th 2003 | UMLD added to its stored volumes its one millionth book. See the millionth book. |
| October 27-29, 2004 | James Keyzer-Andre, UM Libraries Depository Manager, presented a program at the Missouri Library Association Conference in St. Louis on October 28th 2004.
Slides from the program "The UM Libraries Depository: Service and Success Beyond Mitigating Space Issues" are viewable online. Microsoft PowerPoint or PowerPoint Viewer is necessary to view this presentation. |
| March 1st 2007 | U2, the second module of the UM Libraries Depository comes online. U2 is a 27,000 square foot storage space in the Columbia Subterra. Photos of the setup of U2. |