After we visited so many amazing places
around the city with Dr. Forst-Battaglia, I have to say that Vienna is such a
charming city and it is definitely worth to spend a long time to explore every
interesting place.
Personally, one of these places that stood
out to me the most is Österreichische
Nationalbibliothek. The Austrian National
Library is the largest library in Austria and it has 7.4 million items in
various collections. I was under the impression that all of libraries should be
the same that full of different kinds of books in thousands of bookshelves with
nothing special. However, I was surprised by the highly finished curvilinear
and geometric designs inside the library. I couldn’t image how magnificent it
is when I first saw the extremely normal appearance.
Moreover, the most interesting part was the
book-transmission device. One of seasoned staffs showed us the big
book-collecting area located on the underground floor. I started wondering how
could a staff find a specific book among these countless bookshelves. Later on,
the staff showed us one unexpected thing---- book-transmission device. This high-tech
device consists of several tracks that round entire book area and a couple of
small cars that transport books to demanders. It is worth mentioning that this
device is easily to use, the operator only need to input the code for a book
then press OK, and then the book-transmission will find the book automatically.
Österreichische
Nationalbibliothek is absolutely a must-go place if you
come to Vienna. I’ll recommend it to all the people who ask me about the
experience here. And I really appreciate all Dr. Forst-Battaglia taught me
during the short ten weeks. It will be forever a lifetime experience.
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