Learning Commons at Health Sciences Library to have Grand Opening Thursday, Nov. 18

The Health Sciences Library and Information Center will have a “Grand Opening” event for its new Learning Commons on Thursday, Nov. 18, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. A ribbon-cutting at 2:45 p.m. will be followed by tours and refreshments.

The newly renovated Learning Commons provides classrooms, computers for drop-in use, and better study areas.

A year of planning and several dusty months of construction have produced a new third-floor area with instructional space and easy access to computers. Three classrooms with a total of 75 computers are now available for curriculum support with a collaboratory arrangement. The redesigned area more efficiently integrates 70 additional student computers, multimedia collection, reserve materials, an e-mail express bar, study space and a service desk.

The renovation project was made possible by a collaborative effort of UW Libraries and Health Sciences Administration, with special support from the School of Nursing and the Capitol Projects Office. ¶