University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries Magazine Fall 2016 | Page 20

“ We ’ re here to help build community and provide our users with a variety of valuable resources .”
~ Ed Van Gemert , Vice Provost for Libraries and University Librarian
of varying sizes , combined with ready access to the rich resources of Memorial Library , and especially the deep subject expertise and reference skills of library personnel , would be crucial to this enterprise ,” said Professor Florence C . Hsia , in a letter of support for the project . Hsia works in the Department of History of Science .
“ A space in the library for just graduate students would be a great place to work on research , since it would be very conducive to planned and serendipitous collaborative work ,” said PhD English Candidate Catherine DeRose during the planning phase . “ A graduate student space would diminish the silo effects department offices have and would instead bring us into contact with one another in a common space .”
Van Gemert said the new space , which he credits former Provost Paul DeLuca and current Provost Sarah Mangelsdorf for championing , will serve as a model for future library renovations around campus .
“ This is another example of Libraries creating inspirational , flexible , and sustainable spaces , like we ’ ve demonstrated with WisCEL , Design Lab , and the BioCommons ,” said Van Gemert . “ We ’ re here to help build community and provide our users with a variety of valuable resources .”
Access to the new graduate study room will be controlled by a card reader at its entrance . Authorization will be granted to graduate students who register and will be available any time Memorial Library is open .
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Top : Construction on the Graduate Study Room Above : Students are shown around the newly opened Graduate Study Room by library staff
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“ We ’ re here to help build community and provide our users with a variety of valuable resources .”

~ Ed Van Gemert , Vice Provost for Libraries and University Librarian

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