1.06 (R) [FUN] Welcome and Find Your Seat
Every course - every learning event - begins by "finding your seat". It begins by finding the location best suited for you to study and learn the course/event material. In today's world, especially in an online course, that "seat" can be in your kitchen, a coffee shop, on public transportation ... anywhere there is an internet connection. There is something nice, however, about finding a seat - even if only in your mind's eye - in a library, especially one of the iconic libraries. Such iconic libraries are architecturally stunning and provide a wonderful environment in which to ponder, consider, and learn. A few are shown below. Feel free to "take a seat" - any seat - in your mind's eye in one of them before moving on to the next section Welcome and Course Overview. Library of Congress (founded in 1800) especially the Main Reading Room
Image from Wikipedia, File:LOC Main Reading Room Highsmith.jpg State Library of Iowa Law Library (founded in 1840)
Image from Wikipedia, File:IowaStateCapLawLibrary.jpg Boston Public Library (founded in 1852) especially Bates Hall, Central Library
Image from Wikipedia, File:Bates Hall Boston.jpg George Peabody Library, Johns Hopkins University (founded in 1857)
Image from Wikipedia, File:George-peabody-library.jpg Chicago Public Library (founded in 1873) especially the Winter Garden, Harold Washington Library
Image from Wikipedia, File:9th Level Harold Washington Library.jpg Seattle Public Library (founded in 1890) especially the new Central Library
Image from Wikipedia, File:Seattle library main branch overhead.jpg New York Public Library (founded in 1895) especially the Rose Main Reading Room, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Image from Wikipedia, File:NYC Public Library Research Room Jan 2006.jpg (Photo by DAVID ILIFF. License: CC-BY-SA 3.0) Fisher Fine Arts Library, University of Pennsylvania (founded in 1888)
Image from Wikipedia, File:Furness Lib interior looking N UPenn.JPG Suzzallo Library, University of Washington (founded in 1926)
Image from Wikipedia, File:MK03235 University of Washington Suzzallo Library.jpg William W. Cook Legal Research Library, University of Michigan (founded in 1931)
Image from Wikipedia, File:UniversityofMichiganLawLibrary.jpg Bodleian Library and Radcliffe Camera, Oxford University (founded in 1602)
Image from Wikipedia, File:Radcliffe Camera, Oxford - Oct 2006.jpg (Photo by DAVID ILIFF. License: CC-BY-SA 3.0)
