North Carolina: “Davidson College Announces $100M Library Upgrade. It’s The School’s Largest Project Ever”
Davidson College on Thursday announced plans for a $100 million renovation of its library, including permanently relocating about half of its collection. It’s the largest capital project in the school’s history.
The school received $85 million in combined gifts from the Duke Endowment and Bob Abernethy, a businessman and Davidson native, for the project.
The most frequently used books will remain in the library, which was built in 1974 in the center of Davidson’s campus. Other books will be stored in a temperature-controlled annex where they will be available the same day students request them.
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“We’re focusing on digital learning and what a library will look like in the future,” Davidson College president Doug Hicks told The Charlotte Observer. “It is our responsibility to provide our students, faculty and community with the kinds of academic spaces and resources they need to contribute to the world today. Books and periodicals remain vital in that process, and so do digital resources and spaces for innovative group work.
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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