Monday, October 22, 2007
Finally!
After a long time deprived of a vital resource, we're finally going to get that East Asian library we so desperately need.
The library will house over 900,000 volumes as well as artifacts and historical pieces ranging from "the earliest bone scratchings to the most recently updated digital version of Godzilla," said UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau. I'm sure the Japanese are very proud.
Tom Leonard, university librarian, said that in a research university, students require "countless hours in either the library, the lab or both."
"The Starr library will provide a flowing space with many places for contemplation," he said. Flowing space? I'm imagining a conveyor belt, or maybe a knee-high stream. It's like wine-tasting... the adjectives make no sense at all.
To close the ceremony, the new library's director, Peter Zhou, invited Chancellor Birgeneau to cut the ribbon to commence a tour of the library. Though festivities came to a momentary halt as Birgeneau unknowingly blocked two Chinese dancing lions from entering the building, the eager crowd eventually made its way into the new library to view the facilities. Yeah, that happens a lot when doing academic research.
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