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Central Library Gets High Tech
New "information commons" will feature 30 computers loaded with video and audio editing programs
The Brooklyn Public Library on Grand Army Plaza will be the first in the city to get a state of the art high-tech learning center, the Daily News reports.
According to the library's webiste, the "information commons" will feature:
-A 30-seat wireless training center where library staff will conduct information literacy workshops as well as training on the library's extensive suite of online databases, a number of which are only available onsite.
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-Seven private meeting rooms equipped with electronic whiteboards and other technologies to facilitate group and one-on-one research consultation sessions.
-Bar-style seating for laptop computer users to accommodate the thousands of laptop and other mobile device users who use Central Library's wireless network each month.
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-Twenty-five PCs equipped with traditional software packages, as well as higher-end, memory-intensive graphic design and video editing programs.
-A centrally-located help desk to provide reference and information services in addition to innovative on-demand training. (source: Brooklynpubliclibrary.org).
The center was made possible with a $3.4 million grant from the Leon Levy Foundation. Construction will begin pending a ruling from the Landmarks Preservation Commission next week. The opening date is set for January 2013.
