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Caption: Dedication - Grainger Engineering Library
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V f In the Grand Tradition of America's Great Libraries **The Grainger Library introduces a new era for the library as a toot for scholarship. There is tittl* doubt that it will mark Illinois as a leader in information technology for some time to come" Michael Aiken Chancellor Urbana-Champaign Campus The Grainger Engineering Library Information Center is a gathering place for students, faculty, researchers, and scholars at the heart of the Engineering Campus of the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. Since opening in March 1994, "the Grainger" has become a lively center for the discovery and development of new knowledge in all phases of engineering, the physical sciences, electronic communications, and library technology. While the Grainger Center is recognized as the largest engineering library in the United States, and while it houses many thousands of volumes, along with reading rooms, classrooms, and conference rooms, its greatest significance resides in the inquiring mind of each student who seeks to discover the world's wealth of scientific and engineering knowledge. At the Grainger, as at few libraries in the entire world, the world's knowledge is within fingertips' reach. Even though the gracious design of nationally recognized architect Evans Woollen places the Grainger Center squarely within the grand tradition of American public libraries; even though the Grainger's intricate detailing and magnificent craftsmanship echo the campus's Georgian architectural tradition; and even though the vibrant interior colors resonate with the youthful excitement of learning and discovery, the Grainger is in fact one of the most technologically advanced information management centers in the nation. Though crafted and born into the grand tradition, the Grainger points the way so far into the future of technological information management that many of its current capabilities can meet needs that have not yet been fully articulated.
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