Brilliant day We had such a brilliant day today at UBC. The day was organised well and we had the chance to visit the Irving k Barber Learning Centre, the Walter Koerner Library and the Special Collections and Archives. On top of that we had discussions about learning spaces, institutional repositories and research support. Highlight of the day: watching the Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) do its thing. Irving k Barber Learning Centre The Irving k Barber Learning Centre was really inspiring. Majority of stock relegated to deep store to provide wide variety of study areas, some casual, some formal, all spacious. The photos do not get across the sheer spaciousness of the building. A genuine attempt to meet the widest variety of user study space needs and to use visual cues regarding expected
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