It's exciting to walk through and see chemistry students drawing compounds and talking. It's not just a bunch of students reading art books.

Students can do just about anything; they can treat it sort of like a giant living room. We frowned on food; now we think it's an advantage to be able to work in a friendly setting rather than worry about some crumbs dropped here and there.

It's our purpose to make sure knowledge lives for a long time, whether it's digital, paper or papyrus.

Information just doesn't float around and get gathered on its own. Libraries give it structure. It's a place that people come to create information and knowledge.

Students were talking about his connectivity and openness.

There are only about four to five students who appeal their grade every semester, but after talking to their professor and me, there is only about one student who actually goes through with the whole process.