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TRADITION
MEETS
BAC KSTO RY
Innovation
It’s been 10 years since Logan last renovated the Learning Resources Center (LRC). Evidence of the former Maryknoll Junior Seminary still exists in the stained-glass windows that grace the walls, yet within those walls is a modern facility meeting the demands of academics, research and its patrons.
The Maryknoll Junior Seminary chapel in 1961 (center), Logan’s LRC in 1973 (top) and the LRC today (bottom).
For more information, visit the LRC online at logan.edu/Library
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Today, the LRC is making it even easier to access information and resources through technology. LRC Director Ellen Dickman said students can take advantage of the library’s online-chat option, which allows users to ask a reference question and get a response from a librarian in real time. The LRC also offers databases with access to articles from hundreds of scholarly research journals as well as thousands of e-books. “We offer all the in-person services we always did, but now students have the added benefit of locating information more efficiently and conveniently from the comfort of their laptop or mobile device,” Dickman said. “We are continually looking at ways to improve the student experience, whether making interior improvements like new keyboards, or purchasing a mobile whiteboard which allows for some flexible space design and enhanced group study.”