Fortunately our dean is very student oriented. This library is almost completely wired. The building also boasts a faculty reading room, cubicles for graduate students and an atrium that connects to the Chancellor Day Hall Building and which will serve as a focal point for social events. The Gelber Library also includes 10 new rooms where students can either practice their mooting skills or study as groups. There is considerably more seating and table space than there was before.
Law students use more than a couple of books at a time, so a table can fill up in a hurry.
There used to be a rush in the morning to see who could get the tables first. The gift will also bolster the library's electronic collections and support improvements for its web site. The Dancing Hare pirouettes before the law library's spiral staircase which leads from the McCarthy Tetrault Circulation and Information area to the Stikeman Elliot Reference area. Architect Dan Hanganu, one of Canada's most influential designers, was in charge of the Gelber project. We wanted an environment where it would be a pleasure to meet and share ideas.