North Carolina State University has "extensive research holdings in the areas of engineering, science, technology, and agriculture". (http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/collectionmanagement/collections.html).
North Carolina State University is building a new library "that will serve as the intellectual and social heart of the rapidly growing population on NC State’s Centennial Campus, embodying the essence of the campus as a community built around knowledge" (http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/huntlibrary/). This library is not expected to open until Fall semester 2012. The new library will be called the James B. Hunt Jr. Library. The Hunt library is located on the Centennial Campus, the center of a major research park that includes the university, corporations, and government groups.
In the mean time, the existing D. H. Hill Library East Wing went through some big changes completed in 2007. These changes were designed to overcome crowding, old equipment and systems, and lack of room to grow. The wing was cleared to allow crews to strip the building down and start over with wiring/plumbing/HVAC. Basically the old infrastructure install in 19?? was completely replaced.
The new infrastructure allowed new spaces such as improved (read more usable) stack space, a learning commons, special collections research center, and art exhibit gallery to be created. The learning commons includes a variety of group and individual workstation in an open area. There are also several private group study rooms
And it looks like the improvements just keep on coming.
North Carolina State University is building a new library "that will serve as the intellectual and social heart of the rapidly growing population on NC State’s Centennial Campus, embodying the essence of the campus as a community built around knowledge" (http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/huntlibrary/). This library is not expected to open until Fall semester 2012. The new library will be called the James B. Hunt Jr. Library. The Hunt library is located on the Centennial Campus, the center of a major research park that includes the university, corporations, and government groups.
In the mean time, the existing D. H. Hill Library East Wing went through some big changes completed in 2007. These changes were designed to overcome crowding, old equipment and systems, and lack of room to grow. The wing was cleared to allow crews to strip the building down and start over with wiring/plumbing/HVAC. Basically the old infrastructure install in 19?? was completely replaced.
The new infrastructure allowed new spaces such as improved (read more usable) stack space, a learning commons, special collections research center, and art exhibit gallery to be created. The learning commons includes a variety of group and individual workstation in an open area. There are also several private group study rooms
And it looks like the improvements just keep on coming.
An art gallery is a nice addition to a library. It provides an easy study break for students. When you get too stressed out from studying that you can't see straight, just get up for a stretch and calm down while looking at art.
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