The Tech Library and Information Center received an $857,000 grant over three years for Georgia Library Learning Online system (GALILEO), a repository system of scholarly digital content.

With the continuation of breaking ground, heavy construction for the Clough Undergraduate Learning Center (CULC) is underway. As of earlier last week, the team responsible for the CULC have shifted to the next phase of its construction, including large digging of soil and other earth in the area that was formerly Yellow Jacket Park.

The library, both the Price Gilbert and the Crosland tower, will be closed all day on Saturday, Oct. 31. The library will be undergoing electrical repairs. Administration officials expect to have the building open again by the beginning of next week.

The lifting of drought water restrictions has allowed water to freely flow out of the Campanile fountain, but the library fountain will see a different outcome. Having been off all semester, the construction of the Clough Undergraduate Learning Center (CULC) is forcing its demolition.

Construction crews and library staff have spent a busy summer converting the second floor of the West Commons (2 West) into a more usable and productive space for students. Previous renovation projects led to big changes in the East and West Commons, including expanded study areas and Jazzman’s Café. The main purpose of this project was to provide more power and data connections in 2 West and create more spaces for collaborative work.

In this time of belt tightening and economic slowdown, the library has managed to acquire the funds to being another round of renovations.

Since the beginning of the fall semester, the Library’s parking lot has been fenced in, awaiting construction for the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons (CULC). However, visible progress on the building has been limited.

Declining state revenues have forced the Georgia Board of Regents to deal with a six percent reduction in state funding to the 35 universities comprising the University System of Georgia (USG). One major campus resource this event will affect is the GALILEO Interconnected Libraries (GIL) Express library sharing system.

Many Tech students were surprised to find the library parking lot fenced off when they arrived on campus this semester. The lot has been closed to prepare for the construction of the Clough Learning Center, which will replace the parking lot.

Since the end of summer semester, the Price-Gilbert Library has made numerous changes in its layouts and its amenities, including a new dean of libraries (Catherine Rust-Murray). These changes consist of a greater amount of technology and resources available for students and faculty at Tech.