Our design examines the library for the information age according to the following broad ideas:

While one may access information from any physical location, a library for the information age is more than a dial-up account and a computer. The library is very much an institution addressing all aspects of society and culture -- rich and poor, past and present, region and neighborhood. Our scheme attaches itself to the past, Michelozzo's library (c. 1440) at the Monastery of San Marco in Florence. At the same time it addresses the needs of modern Florence and Florentines, providing round-the-clock access to technology and Internet information sources.