Statistics
Size and characteristics |
New Library (opened August 2001) |
Old facilities (Kettering Library and Wright Physics Reading Room combined) |
|
Gross square footage
|
12,950
|
5,788
|
|
87,000
|
46,000
|
|
|
17
|
0
|
|
| Current print subscriptions (as of January 2003) | 220 | 302 |
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Open
shelving, linear feet
|
5,811
|
7,725
|
|
Compact
shelving, linear feet
|
7,098
|
none
|
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Total
seats at tables & carrels (incl. group study rooms)
|
122
|
50
|
| Carrels -- Study carrels for individual use may be reserved for the semester. Apply. | 30 | 7 (most were incorporated into the shelving and offered very little study space) |
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Lounge
seating (incl. window seats)
|
22
|
10
|
|
Public
computer workstations
|
5
|
5
|
|
Instruction
classroom
|
660
sq. ft., 16 workstations, 32 seats
|
none
|
|
2
@ 165 sq.ft each; 1 conference table, 6 seats each
|
1
multipurpose room (included Chem. Abst. vols.) seating
6
|
|
|
Staff
& circulation desk area
|
768
sq. ft. (2 offices, 1 work room)
|
300
sq. ft. (no work room, 1 office for 2 FTE staff)
|
|
Reference
desk area & collection
|
864
sq. ft.
|
495
sq. ft. (no ref. desk)
|
astronomy, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, geology, biology, neuroscience, biopsychology, agriculture, technology |
astronomy,
physics, chemistry, biochemistry, geology, biology, neuroscience,
biopsychology
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