The First 100 Years: A History of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

1973 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
pp. 1137
Author(s):  
Louis G. Geiger ◽  
Duncan Lyle Kinnear ◽  
S. Arthur Watson ◽  
William Lloyd Fox ◽  
J. Martin Klotsche
Keyword(s):  
Virginia Polytechnic Institute ◽  
Polytechnic Institute ◽  
State University ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals Virginia Tech’s Innovative College Librarian Program

2002 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 324-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy H. Seamans ◽  
Paul Metz
Keyword(s):  
Virginia Tech ◽  
Virginia Polytechnic Institute ◽  
Early History ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Polytechnic Institute ◽  
Library Services ◽  
State University ◽  
History Of ◽  
Benefits And Costs ◽  
Beneficial Approach

In 1994, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) Libraries founded a College Librarian Program. Begun with four librarians serving four colleges, it has since grown to include eleven librarians providing comprehensive library services to the six of Virginia Tech’s eight colleges not served by branch libraries. Other authors have described the early history of the program or outlined some of its specific elements.1 By reviewing how the program came to be, by analyzing the choice points it presents, especially from an administrative perspective, and by discussing its benefits and costs from a university point of view, the authors hope to illuminate an exciting and potentially beneficial approach that other large institutions might seek to adapt to their own missions.

Creating Multiple Spatial Settings with “Granular Spatialisation” in the High-Density Loudspeaker Array of the Cube Concert Hall

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 79-90
Author(s):  
Javier Alejandro Garavaglia
Keyword(s):  
Electroacoustic Music ◽  
Virginia Polytechnic Institute ◽  
High Density ◽  
Polytechnic Institute ◽  
Large Array ◽  
State University ◽  
Spatial Audio ◽  
Concert Hall

This article offers an alternative for spatializing electroacoustic music using high-density loudspeaker arrays (HDLAs). It describes and contextualizes experimentation with the large array of speakers of the Cube concert hall made during the Spatial Audio Workshop residency at the Moss Arts Center, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in August 2015. The experiments were performed using the implementation of “Granular Spatialisation” (GS), a technique developed by the author for sound diffusion in HDLAs. This is based on the projection of sound using spatial grains of “microdurations,” with ideally one grain individually addressing each speaker of the array. The article focuses on particular aspects of, challenges from, and strategies for using GS for the projection of sound with the Cube's array of 138 loudspeakers, including four independent subwoofers, while composing a new acousmatic piece that was diffused in the Cube at the end of the residency.

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