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The new Jean Gray Hargrove Music Library at the University of California, Berkeley, was formally dedicated on 26 September 2004. Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects of Atlanta designed the freestanding three-story building of 28,775 gross square feet, positioned just south of Morrison Hall, where the library had been located since 1958. It was made possible through the generosity of Jean Gray Hargrove, a Berkeley pianist and 1935 graduate of the Berkeley Music Department, and other private donors. Its conspicuous placement, arresting design, and green slate tile exterior give it a strong presence on the campus, and the many windows furnish fine views of the surrounding area and bring in a wealth of natural light. Roughly two-and-a-half times the size of the old facility, it provides greatly expanded space for users, staff, and collections, and includes climate-controlled, high-security stacks for Berkeley's large collection of rare materials. The dedication was preceded by a scholarly symposium (the papers are scheduled to be published in the September 2005 issue of Notes) and a concert for violin and harpsichord by John Holloway and Davitt Moroney. Selected views of the new facility can be seen on the Hargrove Library Web site (http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MUSI). There was a presentation about the building to the Music Library Facilities Subcommittee during the annual MLA meeting in Vancouver.

The Conference on Music and Technology in the Liberal Arts Environment, held at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY, on 21-22 June 2004,...

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