Charles E. Young Research Library
The Charles E. Young Research Library is one of the largest libraries on the campus of the
Located at the northern edge of the campus, the building was designed by
The upper floors of the library are meant primarily for faculty and graduate students who wish to conduct research. The library holds resources in the
History
Designed by architects
According to Metropolis Magazine, "In 1950, the late Ray Bradbury – a dedicated autodidact who spent three days a week at libraries in lieu of enrolling in college—entered the typewriter-rental room in the basement of UCLA’s Powell Library. With a roll of dimes and the kernel of a story, he holed up in front of a Royal typewriter and pounded out Fahrenheit 451, the cri de coeur for the importance of books that launched his long career. All it took was nine days and 98 dimes."[4] As part of renovations of the building's common areas, the library's cafe was named "Cafe 451", and a Bradbury quote was painted in a frequently-used stairwell: "Without libraries, what have we? We have no past, and no future."[4]
Renovations
When
Because this is an A. Quincy Jones building, preservation was considered to be important. While the team retained the signature open staircase that runs through three floors of the building, they also added a scrolling ticker whose continuously scrolling text reminds users that there are floors above and below to explore. The original load-bearing concrete columns, which are spaced every 20 feet, were stripped of paint in order to expose the imprint of wood forms.[1]
The library's new research commons feature 22 technology-enabled "pods" capable of accommodating up to 10 users each. The area has been built specifically to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration and discovery through serendipity. Each pod allows students and faculty to share content on laptops and other devices on large LCD monitors.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Perkins+Will Redesigns the UCLA Young Research Library".
- ^ "University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Young, Charles, Research Library (YRL), Westwood, Los Angeles, CA (1964)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ "Research Library (Charles E. Young)" UCLA Library
- ^ a b Chang, Jade (July 2012). "Dual Mode". Metropolis Magazine.
External links
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