Making of Mansueto

UCF considers building library automated retrieval system after Mansueto validates concept

Posted on June 9, 2012 by The University of Chicago Library

Video: Here’s the robot UCF considering to store, retrieve library books
Orlando Business Journal – June 8, 2012

Deanna Marcum of Ithaka: Mansueto’s unconventional approach is ‘inspiring’

Posted on June 5, 2012 by The University of Chicago Library

Preservation on display at University of Chicago’s Mansueto Library
Ithaka S+R Blog – May 30, 2012

Mansueto Library’s lighting design wins GE Edison Award of Merit

Posted on May 14, 2012 by The University of Chicago Library

The lighting design for the Joe and Rika Mansueto Library recently was recognized with a 2011 GE Edison Award of Merit.

Lighting designers Michael F. Rohde, Dorit Anderle, Stephanie Rock, Alan Al-Salihi, Magdalena Gomez and Helmut Jahn were recognized. The <a href="ht How Do I Make My Ex Want Me Back After I Broke Up With Her tp://www.gelighting.com/na/business_lighting/edison_award/merit/2011/pop_joe_and_rika_mansueto_library.htm”>GE Edison website describes the concept:

“The lighting concept aims to be as simple and minimalistic as the architecture itself. Imagine reading your favorite book under the shade of a tree with blue skies, surrounded by natural light. Daylighting control is maintained through a 57% frit to avoid glare and heat gain, and reflect the electric lighting at the same time. At night, a well-balanced combination of direct/indirect lighting reminds the reader of the qualities of daylight.”

Mansueto Grand Reading Room at dusk (Photo by Tom Rossiter)

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Texting China Symposium

Posted on May 8, 2012 by The University of Chicago Library

When:	Friday, May 11, 2012, 9:00 a.m. to Sunday, May 13, 2012, 1:30 p.m.
Where:	Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center 1100 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL
Description:	Texting China—Composition, Transmission, and Preservation of Pre-Modern Chinese Textual Materials: An International Symposium Celebrating the Life and Career of T.H. Tsien and the Opening of the University of Chicago’s Mansueto Library Scholars of pre-modern China, curators of Chinese research library collections, and preservation experts from China, North America and Europe will come together for the first time in the United States for this international symposium on pre-modern Chinese texts hosted by the University of Chicago Library. The symposium is designed to develop a worldwide strategy for preserving pre-modern Chinese manuscripts and printed texts, while advancing scholarship on Chinese manuscript and print culture. Co-sponsors include the University of Chicago, the National Library of China, the Harvard-Yenching Library, and Princeton University Library. Schedule Highlights Friday, May 11 9:00 – 9:25 Opening Ceremony 10:05 – 12:05 Opening Panel 13:45 – 15:45 Manuscripts and Manuscript Culture 16:05 – 18:05 Printing and Print Culture Saturday, May 12 9:00 – 10:20 Preservation of Pre-Modern Chinese Texts (A) 10:40 – 12:00 Preservation of Pre-Modern Chinese Texts (B) 13:30 – 14:40 Preservation of Pre-Modern Chinese Texts (C) 15:00 – 17:00 Roundtable Discussion I: Preservation of Pre-Modern Chinese Texts: Conditions and Challenges Sunday, May 13 9:00 – 11:00 Roundtable Discussion II: Preservation of Pre-Modern Chinese Texts: Working towards a Consensus on Strategies and Action Plan 11:00 – 11:30 Wrap Up
Contact:	Joseph Regenstein Library 773-702-4685

Mansueto tours for UChicago faculty, students, staff

Posted on April 19, 2012 by The University of Chicago Library

Mansueto's automated storage and retrieval system (Photo by John Pitcher)

Between April 25 and May 29, Library staff will be offering a limited number of behind-the-scenes tours of the Joe and Rika Mansueto Library exclusively to University of Chicago faculty, students and staff.

In addition to the Grand Reading Room, tours will visit Mansueto’s underground automated storage and retrieval system and will conclude at the Special Collections Research Center.

Spaces are limited, so register early.

5/4/2012 Update: University of Chicago staff are now being admitted to tours.