"The Spaceship" at UC San Diego Is Getting a DML!

How would you like to travel into space while reading a book, browsing the computer, or studying for the next coming test?  Well, you can't actually do that at "The Spaceship" known as Geisel Library located at the University of California at San Diego, but by the way the picture looks on the left, it seems to feel like it's possible, right?  You may not go into space, but the new Digital Media Lab coming to this prestigious university definitely is ready to step up to the demand for services catering to the multimedia needs of its campus.  After an extensive student survey of the multimedia capabilities available to students, it was found that they felt the services in this particular area were "lack[ing] sufficient space, equipment, and/or software to complete the assignments" (McAvoy, 2015, para. 2) they were given.  The interesting and mind-blowing movies, audio clips, or websites dedicated to space travel that these students will be able to create might just emerge the next George Lucas!  It's hard to believe that a monstrous building such as "The Spaceship" would not already have such a prominent feature in their library, but that's the beauty of technology.  It's not going anywhere and its functionality can be incorporated whenever the need arises.  The problem is that many libraries just haven't recognized the need, yet.  With the Geisel Library, this need for a new digital media lab might not have been recognized if it hadn't been for the generous donation of its most philanthropic supporter, Audrey Geisel, who donated a whopping $3 million toward the library's interior renovation.  The library world needs more support such as this to help all information centers have the ability to move from infinity to beyond...


References

McAvoy, S. (Ed.). (2015, May 5). Coming soon to UC San Diego library.