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Library rearranged for better access
by Jillian Wagner
News Editor
News | 9/2/08
Posted online at 11:29 PM EST on 9/1/08
/ Last updated at 1:36 AM EST on 9/1/08
Library and Technology Services has made several logistical changes to the location and improvement of certain services offered in the Goldfarb and Farber libraries, Assistant Director for Resource Sharing Evan Simpson said.
Among these changes was the relocation of the writing center to Goldfarb 1. The writing center, which used to be located on the Farber Mezzanine, will now be closer to the public computer cluster in the information commons, which will also place it closer to reference and research support.
"We really felt like the importance and popularity of the service provided by the writing center justified making it more accessible," Simpson said.
Simpson also confirmed that there were no funding issues or considerations for this adjustment; it was "just a matter of moving equipment to new space."
The former writing center's space will be converted to a new group study room. Simpson said, "Not only do we move the writing center closer to where the action is, but we actually gain another group study space, which we know is something that students and instructors really want."
LTS has also expanded the number of computers and some of the equipment available to support multimedia software in the Getz Multimedia Lab, located on Farber 3. According to the LTS Web site, the Getz Multimedia Lab "is a space dedicated to encouraging advanced, exploratory work in integrated multimedia authoring. We provide access to powerful tools for designing and producing video, audio, graphics, and animation."
Simpson said, "We've recognized in the course of the last year or so a growing need for access to multimedia software and the kinds of equipment that can support that software. What we really wanted to do was provide that access. The idea was just to give the community something they clearly wanted more of."
Simpson did not attribute this recognition to any quantifiable number but said that the decision was made based on the increasing popularity of the multimedia lab last year.
Among these changes was the relocation of the writing center to Goldfarb 1. The writing center, which used to be located on the Farber Mezzanine, will now be closer to the public computer cluster in the information commons, which will also place it closer to reference and research support.
"We really felt like the importance and popularity of the service provided by the writing center justified making it more accessible," Simpson said.
Simpson also confirmed that there were no funding issues or considerations for this adjustment; it was "just a matter of moving equipment to new space."
The former writing center's space will be converted to a new group study room. Simpson said, "Not only do we move the writing center closer to where the action is, but we actually gain another group study space, which we know is something that students and instructors really want."
LTS has also expanded the number of computers and some of the equipment available to support multimedia software in the Getz Multimedia Lab, located on Farber 3. According to the LTS Web site, the Getz Multimedia Lab "is a space dedicated to encouraging advanced, exploratory work in integrated multimedia authoring. We provide access to powerful tools for designing and producing video, audio, graphics, and animation."
Simpson said, "We've recognized in the course of the last year or so a growing need for access to multimedia software and the kinds of equipment that can support that software. What we really wanted to do was provide that access. The idea was just to give the community something they clearly wanted more of."
Simpson did not attribute this recognition to any quantifiable number but said that the decision was made based on the increasing popularity of the multimedia lab last year.
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Paul Trusten, R.Ph., '73
posted 9/08/08 @ 12:00 PM EST
I attended Brandeis long before the arrival of personal computers and the Internet. In those days, when President Nixon was "not a crook," some course books were placed "on reserve" in the library, meaning I could only read them on site, and maybe not at all if all the copies were being used. (Continued…)
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