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...hope that Harvard makes the effort to push this project to its maximum potential. Such simple and broad access to knowledge in one place could change the way our scholars do research and remove physical boundaries from the pursuit of knowledge. Faculty or students abroad could access Widener??s legendary stacks; students in the Quad could access the Loeb Design Library’s holdings without braving the hike; the disabled and infirm could access volumes of information with ease. And most significant of all: Books will always be available, no matter what time of day, how many...
...million books of HCL’s 13 million strong collection, distributed over about 90 institutions. “As these specialized collections have left the building, the serious research needs of outside students and scholars have been met in buildings other than Widener,” writes Battles. Widener??s reduced function makes its preservation as the center of scholarly research increasingly symbolic and less actual. In view of this, it might well be worth losing some space in Widener for the benefit of a visiting public. Guided visits might lead tourists to the memorial room...
...five-year, $92 million project sought to modernize the flagship facility of the Harvard College Library system. Administrators trumpeted technological improvements and preservation of Widener??s 3.5 million book collection as the primary achievements of the renovations to the 89-year-old building...
...Widener??s reference librarians were moved this summer to the Loker Reading Room, which now features a reference services room. This will allow students to meet individually with librarians and will also make studying easier for other students, according to Brainard...
...really like Radcliffe Yard—it’s so beautiful when it is all covered in snow. I’ve thought many times how someone would look rolling down the steps of Widener?? it might be a nice dance...