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Mother Irene Gill Memorial Library is the centrally administered library of the College of New Rochelle〔http://www.westchestermagazine.com/914-INC/Q2-2013/Westchesters-100-Year-Old-Businesses-The-College-of-New-Rochelle/ History of the College of New Rochelle, by Sister Martha Counihan, Archivist/Special Collections Librarian〕 in New York. It comprises the Main College Library and five Affiliated libraries: * Co-Op City〔http://library.cnr.edu/screens/coop.html〕 * Brooklyn〔http://library.cnr.edu/screens/brooklyn.html〕 * John Cardinal O'Connor in the South Bronx〔http://library.cnr.edu/screens/JOC.html〕 * Rosa Parks in Harlem〔http://library.cnr.edu/screens/rosa.html〕 * District Council 37 in TriBeca〔http://www.cnr.edu/SchoolofNewResources/DC-37Campus〕'' == History == The first library was located in the original library room of historic Leland Castle. It then expanded into the a larger space on the same floor until 1923 when the library was moved into space formerly occupied by the chapel on the second floor of the 1901 wing of Leland Castle.〔Library Journal (1941), Vol. 66 No. 13, p. 599-601, M. Gertrude, Mother, "How a $400,000 College Library was Planned"〕 Later it moved to bigger quarters on the third floor.〔http://library.cnr.edu/screens/castle.pdf〕 The 1939 new building, dedicated to CNR foundress, Mother M. Irene Gill, O.S.U. had both an exhibit room and auditorium/lecture hall on the ground floor. On the second floor, a large stained glass window, the “Transmission of Knowledge,” was installed in the Main Reading Room.〔(Schleifer, James T., The College of New Rochelle:An extraordinary story, Donning Publishers, 1994 )〕 In addition to its role as a campus library, the Gill Library has served as an art gallery, supplementing the work of the Castle Gallery〔Zimmer, William. "ART; Two Campus Galleries in New Rochelle." New York Times 18 Nov. 1990〕〔Zimmer, William. "ART; Slice of Americana as Seen on the Stage." New York Times 18 Sept. 1994〕 The library also promoted literature for the community by hosting a series of poetry readings.〔Hershenson, Roberta. "Library Series Explores Poetry's Varied Virtues." New York Times 15 Oct. 1995〕 As well as classic library services such as reference, special collections〔Miller, William, and D S. Rockwood. College Librarianship. Metuchen, N.J: Scarecrow Press, 1981〕 periodical access, the library has been active in developing an information literacy curriculum with for-credit classes.〔(Expanding our embrace: Enhancing Information Literacy and Composition Skills for Adult Learners – Case Study at the College of New Rochelle during Spring 2012 ).〕 Due to the demographics of CNR enrollment, the library has made a special effort to meet the needs of adult learners 〔(Adult learners in transition )〕 The library collections' strengths include a major collection of titles in the bibliotherapy of grieving〔http://www.westchesterlibraryassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/GillLibrary1.pdf〕 In 2013 the library worked with Google to create The Catholic Node for Research〔http://library.cnr.edu/screens/cnr.html〕 a custom search of preferred sites for Catholic information. They also worked with Google to adapt a world map to provide a country-by-country interface to the library's catalog. In 2014, the College of New Rochelle was awarded two grants totalling 14 million dollars from the Department of Education to develop innovative ways for improving graduation rates. Much of this funding went to the Gill Library to develop Learning Commons centers in all CNR locations.〔http://www.lohud.com/story/news/education/2014/09/30/college-new-rochelle-receives-federal-grants/16499143/〕 Librarians at Gill have been active in professional writing〔http://library2.cnr.edu/about_gilllibrarians.htm〕 with numerous articles and several books in preparation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mother Irene Gill Memorial Library」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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