New Rochelle, New York (openPR) 15 October 2009

leadership in education technology, the Iona College will dedicate Saturday, October 17, its redesigned and enlarged Ryan Library, a library with more advanced colleges in the nation and one that is worthy of a private university ranked nationally . The project of one million – has been fully contributed funds from private donors and grants from the Kresge Foundation and the Foundation Booth Ferris paid – is a sweeping renovation of 60 College Central Library has created a new center of ideas, information and culture on the Campus.

the last piece of a blueprint Iona College has been implemented since 1995 to strengthen the quality of infrastructure and programs. A successful capital campaign of 0 million resulted in the new dormitories, a student center, sports center and new library was officially launched today, the university officials, lawyers, community leaders, elders and others in connection with the Iona College Homecoming and Family at weekend.


Brother James A. Liguori

, CFC, Iona College president, said: “We celebrate not only a milestone in the history of our university, but individuals who have helped Ryan Library must remain the absolute center of the epitome of academic life Iona College for the coming years. Thanks to those who have generously and expertise, vision and commitment of project team members, the new library more in line with Ryan’s campaign finance Excellence We announced to the library three years ago. added “to Him:” You are leaving a lasting legacy in the pursuit of academic excellence at Iona College. “

Among the participants of the 17th October opening is some of the biggest donors to the campaign to increase funding for the library project, including Mary Alice and Thomas E. Hales will (’58) of Briarcliff Manor, former CEO of Union State Bank, Patrick J. Lynch (’59) of Sea Girt, NJ, and Palm Beach Gardens, FL, former Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Texaco and Mary Catherine and Raymond J. Reisert, Jr. (’63) of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, former President and Chief Executive Officer, PW Funding, Inc.

63 800 square meters on three floors of library is about 15 800 square meters Ryan greater than the previous one and the library is equipped with technologically advanced facilities and an inviting design to better serve students and 4300 graduates. It is the result of four years of intensive research and the participation of hundreds of students and teachers.

Since its opening in early fall semester, the library received enthusiastic reviews from Ryan students to study their preferred travel destination have done. “We have seen personally very happy, students use the library in a way that we imagine,” said Joanne Steele (87), Iona College, Vice-President, who led the reorganization of the library.

configuration is a marriage of libraries and technologies that both individual students and offers a quiet group work areas of study. It offers desktop iMac 104-dual-boot, network printer and scanner, a knowledgeable reference librarians and technical support, seven days a week and access to more than 80 databases for research electronics with more than 15,000 newspapers and magazines, a collection of prints includes some 250,000 books and 700 magazines and newspapers in paper and a café with refreshments to break the long hours of work.

In addition, the interior comfortable, well lit, large open spaces. A draft of the recommendations, to the library a visually prominent structure visible to visitors and passers-by approaches the main entrance of campus on North Avenue. Brother Liguori recommended architect Anthony Pucillo New Rochelle, as is by changing the location of the new entrance to the library on the road that runs along the northern edge of campus face done.

was previously a group of aging windows outside the library on North Avenue, but they were eventually demolished, with the ability to design attractive new library added that the development of Georgian style keeps at home. “If I have a sketch look like the library when they are designed to cope Avenue North presented, said Brother Liguori,” Come, “recalls Pucillo, all buildings designed Recent News Iona.” This is the first time In my more than 40-year career as a customer has never been a concept based on a simple concept has approved. “

attractive main entrance has also been with the addition of a small park with grass, strengthened shrubs, trees and benches for relaxation.


The process of creating

a library of the 21st Century began in 2001 has been installed at Iona one of the first colleges in the nation, a completely wireless network, and introduced in 2007, which dual-powered iMac 55 Windows and Mac OS with Internet resources and electronic journals in all major disciplines.

Carnegie Mellon University received the award four years ago helped Mrs. Steele and Rick Palladino (’76), director of college libraries, visit schools and libraries across North East and learn the “Emory University in Georgia and to see first-hand what other universities have been made to develop new approaches, delivering library services. “We have talked to hundreds of students at Iona, their attitude towards the library to ask and how this ancient institution to use and relevant for them “said Steele.

also have the library staff and information technology in a team that worked together to integrate the library in the digital age Ryan in advance. As a result of this integration, library staff not only allows students to navigate the databases, unless the research, but also answers to technical questions. In addition, the staff leads the training of teachers in the use of technology.

Open seven days a week with extended evening hours, Ryan Library, a large team of nine full-time and five part-time librarians and twelve full-time and seven part-time help those agencies.

“The Role of College Librarians in the digital age is more important than today in the library there is a generation where all the raw material could be found on the shelves of a library,” said Palladino. He added: “With so much information on the Internet, librarians, college search engines research, the students can conduct the search and search validating the source of the material for their projects.”

The enthusiastic response to the new library by a significant increase in the application, was measured as the new semester begins. In the past, attendees have the Library Ryan on average between 750-1000 during a typical week. This increase led to increases of more than 1,200, the proceeds expected Palladino as the semester.


Taking advantage of the wireless network

College students can also access 24 / 7 from the library databases from home or anywhere else on campus. In addition, the website of the university, www.iona.edu, offers links to databases for the students to achieve the research.

However, despite technological advances that are the hallmark of the new library Iona College, a time traveler, who are studying in the library of Alexandria would be thousands of years ago very comfortably Ryan in the library of a book from the extensive collection of prints and choose you will find a quiet corner, turn pages and learn.

founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers Edmund Rice, Iona College is a private institution of learning in the tradition of American Catholic higher education mix. Iona – which is currently in the top of U.S. News & World Report annual “America’s Best Colleges 2010 Princeton Review Best Colleges 2010 edition of North and Business Week Top 25 undergraduate business schools in the north – offers undergraduate degrees in humanities, business, Science and a Master of Arts, Master of Science and Master of Business Administration and many certificate programs in higher education.

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