Study 2.0 - The "New Library"

It seems like the library has been under construction for ever. Which is  true if you consider forever to be the last year and a half that I have been here. It's also true if you consider that I'll be at Uni until next November, and it will most likely stay under construction until then.

From what I can gather, most, if not all, of the new additions are complete and open for us students to enjoy. It seems like the new stuff has caused lots of debate amongst students - letters to the editor have appeared in Nexus all over the place - and I've heard heaps of students talking about it. Most people I know either love it or hate it. The most common complain I have heard runs somehwere along the theme of "they spent millions on a single staircase, mood lighting and sci-fi effects".

Admittedly, I was a bit skeptical. First, last year the construction made the library the noisest place on campus (quite a feat considering I live in Residence). Also the books were being moved around constantly, and for a while they were in the new addition, but you had to specifically request a book and wait for a librarian to get it... So, needless to say I started studying elswhere... BUT! recently I decided to give it a try, and I must admit, I really like it!

It is WAY more spacious feeling, thanks to the addition of copious amounts of windows. The windows also mean better, more natural lighting. This dimishes the dungeon effect that had previously plagued the library's interior. The use of white everywhere on the first floor (adding to the sci fi feel) feels kinda like a Mac Store to me, my mac loves it in any event. And the ceiling mood lighting adds a sweet, free distraction to my list of things to prevent me from studying while I try and study!

Seriously though - the new library is actually WAaaayyyyyy nicer than before, and I reckon I'll spend way more time here than last year from now on..... to bad its almost summer!

- I dunno what those crazy spirals are for, (maybe to block light?) but they don't reduce the refreshing feel of full glass walls. I love it.