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Gateway NEWS

July 29, 2005

Information Commons Expansion

The renovated and expanded Information Commons is now open and offers:

- 40 new Windows workstations with productivity software bringing the total number of workstations to 103
- additional seating for 130 people, bringing the total first floor seating to 375
- new Current Periodical shelving housing nearly 2,000 titles
- 4 Group Study Rooms, bringing the Group Study room total to 10
- 2 new Resource Rooms for Students with a Disability
- new furniture throughout the area including tablet-arm chairs for laptop use a wireless environment.

This is a major move forward in addressing the campus need to have a physical environment that provides the staff and technology to assist faculty and students with their learning and information needs.

Posted by Jaqui Thompson at 03:51 PM