Chonnam National University Opens Third Library 'Jeongbo Maru' Temporarily

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Chonnam National University announced on the 31st that it temporarily opened Information Maru, the third library on campus, on the 29th.

The official opening date is the 27th of next month, but the reading rooms are currently available for use.

Information Maru is a hybrid library that supports creative and collaborative online and offline learning centered on users as a convergence space, equipped with individual reading seats, personal carrels, group study rooms, and other reading and learning spaces.

It also features a video production room, video editing room, and multimedia zone where various multimedia can be used, showcasing a state-of-the-art digital information era facility.

Rest areas such as the Gallery Zone, Attic, Bitmadang, Cloud Room, and Namjeong Lounge have also been sufficiently secured.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, Chonnam National University has limited the main entrance of Information Maru to the west gate (in front of the College of Humanities) and has temporarily restricted the use of group study rooms and other facilities.

Information Maru had been referred to as the tentative Digital Library, and among some students, it is nicknamed "Hwangdo" in comparison to the exterior color of the existing libraries.

Kim Miso, a third-year student in the Department of Chemistry, who received a welcome bouquet upon entering the temporary opening, said, “Congratulations on the opening of Information Maru. Thank you for providing a new library so that we can study in a good environment.”

Director Jang Woo-kwon said, “We will nurture Information Maru, reborn as a new convergence learning space, to be a place where students and local residents can cultivate dreams and hopes.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.