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Users can also access the electronic journals on the library's computer system.
The room, which measures nearly 50 feet wide and 21 feet high at the apex of the arched ceiling, is furnished with plush chairs and couches and open-aired tables in addition to the hardwood computer terminals. There are also computer consultants in the room to help visitors. There was no fanfare for Monday's opening, which comes more than six months after the rest of Torgersen Hall was officially dedicated. Stock said the arch was planned to open at least two months after the rest of the hall, but a series of minor construction problems kept pushing it back. Specifically, some of the windows did not fit properly and had to be refitted.