By the end of February, the long-awaited Information Commons addition to the Glenn G. Bartle Library is scheduled to be completed and open for student use.

The Information Commons will house over 150 computers, many of which will have been moved from the East POD located in the Engineering Building. In addition, the research facility will offer services such as scanning, color printing, laptop loans, “advanced resource discovery tools,” presentation practice space and multimedia production capability.

Desktop applications and payment will work the same way as those in the other POD, with black and white printing available through Quota and BUC$ accounts, and color printing available through BUC$.

The Information Commons will operate under the library’s new extended hours, remaining open from Sunday at noon until 8 p.m. on Friday, and Saturday from noon until 8 p.m.