Colgate University Case Library

Enhancing the Availability of Technology to Access Information for a University Library

Colgate University is planning a renovation and addition to the Case Library. The Case Library occupies a central site on campus linking the upper and lower quads and is a popular location for students engaged in intense study and students seeking a casual place to meet. The project design responds to those student needs, as well as to a desire to enhance the availability and use of technology to access information within the library.

The project will house the library staff and library materials (many of which will be housed in an automated storage and retrieval system) together with the campus information technology staff, the campus data center and the network operations center. The vision for universal access to information will be realized through the inclusion of extensive media production, duplication, distribution and support facilities, ubiquitous wireless network access, dedicated distance learning classrooms, small group videoconference facilities and computer training classrooms and labs.

SERVICES
Architectural Design Support
System Design

EXPERTISE
Structured Cabling
Distance Learning
Videoconferencing
Audiovisual Presentation

CLIENT
Colgate University

ARCHITECT
Pickard Chilton
Kendall/Heaton

PROJECT LOCATION
Hamilton, NY