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Hunt Library Vision
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Hunt Library Vision
The NCSU Libraries has earned an international reputation for an intense
and sustained focus on how students learn and how faculty create and
share knowledge in an age of digital technology and collaboration. The
James B. Hunt Jr. Library builds on all we have learned to create an
iconic building that captures the spirit of NC State University’s strengths in
science, engineering, technology, and textiles.
Designed to be a major competitive advantage for the university, the Hunt
Library is a signature building that both enables and reflects NC State’s
vision as a preeminent technological research university recognized for its
innovative education and research addressing the grand challenges of
society. Its bold design is a visual statement of its bold purpose: to be a
place not of the past but of the future, a place where our students, faculty,
and partners can gather to research, learn, experiment, collaborate, and strengthen NC State’s long tradition of leading
transformative change.
A great research library is more than collections, technologies, and comfortable workspaces. A great library inspires—
its architecture and technology create spaces that encourage collaboration, reflection, creativity, and awe. At the core
of the vision for the Hunt Library is the ability for our students, faculty, and partners to immerse themselves in
interactive computing, multimedia creation, and large-scale visualization—tools that are enabling revolutionary ways to
see and use information.
In bringing together a state-of-the-art research library with the Institute for
Emerging Issues, the Hunt Library is an international destination for those
who seek to explore how collaborative spaces and innovative applications
of technology can inspire the next generation of engineers, designers,
scientists, researchers, and humanists.
The Hunt Library, in short, is the proud face of NC State University in the
21st century
The Hunt Library…
Creates a heart for Centennial Campus
Named the nation’s top research park in 2007, NC State’s Centennial Campus is a nexus of collaboration among
students, faculty, researchers, and corporate, governmental, and institutional partners. In the past 25 years, it has
grown into a powerful engine of growth for the state and the nation—and is now the fastest growing part of the NC
State campus. The Hunt Library stands as its intellectual and social center.
Defines the research library of the future
By putting great technology in the hands of students and faculty around
the clock, the Hunt Library enables and encourages learning,
experimentation, and technology-intensive projects, and builds community
by showcasing university research and bringing together scholars from
many disciplines.
Narrows the seating gap
The Hunt Library almost doubles our study seating capacity. The NCSU
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