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IMG_3037 (by roddy macinnes) I have begun to “crowdsource” the on campus book storage. This, of course, will not allow me the grace of serendipity, but it will keep treasured older volumes near at hand. I’m having visions of the Borges short story, The Library of Babel, overlayed with Umberto Eco’s The Name of the…
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IMG_3045 (by roddy macinnes) I will always want my office to be within walking distance of the books. If they are located off-site, I respectfully request to locate my office where ever the books are.
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IMG_3045 (by roddy macinnes) I will always want my office to be within walking distance of the books. If they are located off-site, I respectfully request to locate my office where ever the books are.
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April 27, 2011 While university libraries have taken on numerous functions over the years, such as serving as places for students to study, meet with others, and interact with technology, one component that has always been central to their mission has been housing books. But plans at the University of Denver to permanently move four-fifths…
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April 27, 2011 While university libraries have taken on numerous functions over the years, such as serving as places for students to study, meet with others, and interact with technology, one component that has always been central to their mission has been housing books. But plans at the University of Denver to permanently move four-fifths…
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bookmobility: According to Inside Higher Ed, the University of Denver’s Penrose Library (its stacks are pictured above) is poised to make a mistake, much like the one at the Newport Beach Public Library which I wrote about a few weeks ago. From the story: But plans at the University of Denver to permanently move four-fifths…
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bookmobility: According to Inside Higher Ed, the University of Denver’s Penrose Library (its stacks are pictured above) is poised to make a mistake, much like the one at the Newport Beach Public Library which I wrote about a few weeks ago. From the story: But plans at the University of Denver to permanently move four-fifths…
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(via 20 Most Useless Degrees – Galleries – The Daily Beast) Click through for slide show. Art has no less than three slots in this list. Some of the others may surprise.
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(via 20 Most Useless Degrees – Galleries – The Daily Beast) Click through for slide show. Art has no less than three slots in this list. Some of the others may surprise.
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Building Adaptive Capacity: Towards a Design for Sustainability 3.0, by Michael Sammet As social, economic and ecological conditions continue to worsen and with the increasing sophistication and connectivity of information technology and social media, design for sustainability is now moving towards a new qualitatively different area of exploration: designing to build adaptive capacity.