College libraries for the digital generation
Published on Aug 19, 2016 07:35 PM IST
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Published on Aug 19, 2016 07:35 PM IST
Gone are bound journals, miles of musty books and rules governing proper behaviour. In are on-site cafes, group study areas where talking is encouraged, 24-hour access and sofas designed for dozing. Hundreds of schools, from Ivy League universities to community colleges, have remade their libraries as colourful hubs of college life. This picture shows students in comfortable seating surrounded by artwork at Princeton University's Firestone Library. (AP)
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A Northeastern University graduate student at the entrance to the Snell Library on the Northeastern University campus in Boston. College libraries are being re-imagined as hubs of university life where students can talk in group study rooms, or use high-tech gadgets as study aids. (AP)
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Students relaxing in pod chairs in the graduate commons area at the Hunt Library at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C. The 221,000 square foot facility has almost 100 group study rooms and over 1,750 seats for faculty and students. (AP)
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Students in the Rain Garden Reading Lounge inside the Hunt Library at North Carolina State University. The updates to the building were designed to help students learn in comfort by themselves or in groups. It offers quiet spaces and group study rooms as well as high definition video walls, 3D computing and video conferencing facilities. (AP)
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Glass-enclosed atrium at the Robert W Woodruff Library in Atlanta. The design preserves the library's monumental marble staircase and allows more sunlight into the building, while also reducing the amount of noise inside. (AP)
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Students in a new quiet reading room at Princeton University's Firestone Library. The input of student groups has had a big impact on the design choices in the library's ongoing remodelling. (AP)
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Students in the Freudian Sip Cafe inside the newly-renovated Oviatt Library on the Cal State Northridge campus in Los Angeles. The renovations opened a large informal study area on the main floor as well as group study rooms, and a music and media area. (AP)
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The Bookbot robotic retrieval system at the Hunt Library. Moving the books to a more centralised location has freed up space in the building. (AP)
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Students at the newly-renovated Oviatt Library on the Cal State Northridge campus in LA. The facility underwent a five-year renovation that included flexible learning spaces, a creative media studio, 2,500 seats for study and 190 desktops in various locations around the library. (AP)
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The visualisation wall at the Charles E Shain Library in New London. The library underwent an exterior and interior renovation during the 2014-2015 academic year. The visualisation wall, one of the largest in the Northeast, can be used by computer science students to try out a new video game or by others that need a large interactive screen. (AP)
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Study desks in the Robert W Woodruff Library in Atlanta. Renovations to the facility include a redesigned main level, upgrades in digital resources, and additional open seating and collaborative study rooms. (AP)
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