Gelman Library
| The Gelman Library | |
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 View of Gelman through the Trustees Gate. | |
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| 38°53′57″N 77°02′54″W / 38.89917°N 77.04833°W | |
| Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
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| Website | GW Libraries Portal |
The Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library, more commonly known as Gelman Library, is the main
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The seven-story library building contains over two million volumes. It is constructed in the
The seventh floor is also home to the Special Collections Research Center,
The Gelman's base floor contains a Starbucks. The library is at the corner of 22nd and H Streets and is adjacent to Kogan Plaza.
With the death of Estelle Gelman on October 23, 2009, the library honored a promise made to the Gelman family to rename the Melvin Gelman Library with its new name, the Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library. On September 28, 2010, a small family gathering with remarks by President Steven Knapp celebrated Estelle Gelman's life and formally rededicated the building.
In 2010, students have made improvements to the Gelman Library a major target of their advocacy efforts at the university.[2]
Renovations
The University hired architecture firm Cox Graae & Spack Architects in December 2010 to help determine the scope of a renovation project. By February 2011, the University announced the prospective plan for renovations. Provost Steven Lerman commented to GWToday, the university's official news source, “We are excited that the planning process for this renovation is moving forward. We have worked with the Student Association to involve students in this planning. Once we have a detailed design for the renovation, we'll move ahead with this important project as quickly as possible."[3]
As part of the fiscal year 2012 operating and capital budgets, the George Washington University Board of Trustees approved a $16 million renovation project for Gelman Library. The project plan included renovations of the entrance level of the building. Moving the library entrance from H ST to Kogan Plaza, the new second floor plan presents learning commons featuring group study spaces with wireless technology and laptop bars. Construction began late May 2012.[4]
After a little over one year of construction, Gelman library opened their new entrance floor to the public Monday, August 12, 2013.
The design upgrade, which focused on providing more natural light and open space for students, "boasts new amenities to meet modern students’ needs, such as more outlets to recharge laptops, and technology enabled study rooms."[5] Such technologies a digital media lab where students may check out cameras for use, a digital visualization room containing a 3D screen to better examine data, and five additional "study rooms equipped with large monitors that can be connected to laptops to make collaboration on group projects easier."[5] The unveiled second floor is completed with new laptop bars and a snack lounge equipped with two water bottle refill stations.
Notes
- ^ "The CIA's Family Jewels". National Security Archive. Retrieved October 26, 2007.
- ^ Gulotta, Nicole (March 8, 2010). "'Get Gelman Going' group seeks library renovations". The GW Hatchet. Hatchet Publications. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- GW Today. The George Washington University. February 6, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ "Gelman Library - The GW Neighborhood - The George Washington University". www.gwu.edu. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ a b "Gelman Library Opens New Entrance Floor". GW Alumni News. August 13, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
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