The Taylor Family Digital Library - A 21st Century Innovative Marvel
"University of Calgary’s Taylor Family Digital Library is shaping the future of learning"
- Oct 20, 2011 University of Calgary Press Release:
- CNW - Canada NewsWire: Library of the future provides new model for learning
KASIAN ARCHITECTURE INTERIOR DESIGN AND PLANNING LTD. | Library of the future provides new model for learningTaylor Family Digital Library at leading edge of digital revolution CALGARY, Oct. 20, 2011 /CNW/ - The Taylor Family Digital Library (TFD...- October 21, 2011Article from Calgary Herald:
U of C ceremony showcases $205M high-tech digital libraryAs he stood in the glassenclosed technological marvel of a library that bears his family's name at the University of Calgary, philanthrop...- Grand opening post currently on the U of C Taylor Family Digital Library (TFDL) home page - Page heading "University of Calgary’s Taylor Family Digital Library is shaping the future of learning"
Grand opening of the library of the future | TFDL - University of CalgaryThe University of Calgary held the grand opening of the Taylor Family Digital Library today at a ceremony attended by Calgary philanthrop...- These truly are amazing facts...check out the FAQ page as well
Taylor Family Digital Library amazing facts | TFDL - University of CalgaryThe six-storey building is a total of 24,000 square metres, or the same size as three Canadian football fields. As part of the initial mo...- The images in the post below by Kasian, a top architectural, interior design planning firm, are stunning and do a very nice job showcasing the interior and exterior of the TFDL
U of C Taylor Family Digital Library | KasianThe Taylor Family Digital Library (TFDL) at the University of Calgary is one of the most visionary concepts for an academic library anywh...- Watch the Oct 20th opening ceremony clip - "University president Elizabeth Cannon says the new structure has instantly become the most treasured building on campus." - Calgary Herald YouTube description"Great libraries make great universities" - Calgary Mayor, Naheed Nenshi
- Below is an important tweet, even if I did write it - LOLSeriously, a library that is the hub of a university can be a major selling point in the competitive higher education market
- Nice quick response to my tweet by @TFDL - didn't even realize TFDL was on twitter at the time, they certainly seems to have social media figured out (doing a nice job on facebook as well)
- How did this vision/plan get started? A good starting point is this presentation available below: "Convergence of Knowledge and Culture: Calgary's Design for the Future" (Included is an archived recording of the presentation from February 2009)
hickerson [OCLC]Vice Provost, Libraries and Cultural Resources, and University Librarian University of Calgary 9:30-11:00 a.m. Presentation and Discussio...
