Taylor Family Digital Library

The Taylor Family Digital Library (TFDL) is being designed for the 21-century scholar. More than a building with books, it's a place to learn, to study, to talk, to work together, to research, and to get help with learning and research.

The TFDL brings university learning resources together in unique ways. It includes:

Current Activity

• Digital and printed resources (e-journals and books)
• A museum and art galleries
• Exhibitions, photo collections, and new media art
• Rare books and original manuscripts
• Archives of the University of Calgary
• Papers and drawings of Canadian architects
• Academic publishing and digitization centre

The TFDL will offer functional, comfortable learning spaces for 21^st-century scholars including...

• Expanded ‘Learning Commons' (formerly the Information Commons)
• Collaborative workrooms
• Presentation practice rooms
• Video conferencing
• Audio-visual viewing rooms
• Editing and recording suites
• Multimedia labs and computer-equipped classrooms
• Quiet reading rooms
• Café (wired and wireless)

Incorporating vital learning and support services such as...

• Academic program advising
• Technology support and training
• Learning resources for students with disabilities
• Numeracy and literacy tutorials
• Information specialists

Resulting in new ways of learning...

• Multi-disciplinary study
• Experiential learning
• Active and collaborative learning
• Problem and inquiry-based learning
• Mentorship opportunities
• Classroom use of manuscripts and original art
• Collaborative learning opportunities with faculty, archivists, librarians, and curators
• Opportunities for social and academic debate.

ENJOY. . . THE FUTURE OF LEARNING.

WELCOME TO THE TAYLOR FAMILY DIGITAL LIBRARY