A Few Basic Facts re other Libraries to Consider Visiting

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Other possibilities	When	Things to Know	Contact
		TENNESSEE
Tribeca Nazarene
MTSU, TN	Open 1999	250,000 gross, 187,500 useable – 4 stories   Capacity: 800,000 1,500 reader seats 1,000 individual study carrels 43 group study rooms with 183 seats 350 public computer workstations 2 instruction rooms (100 seats) 60 microfilm stations (that is what is said?) 100 offices 1,800 connection points	60 faculty offices
		GEORGIA
U of Georgia, Athens	2003 / 2204?	Student Learning Center: electronic library, classrooms, group rooms, etc.   Sounds similar to George Mason
George Mason		Old, but innovative?
		FLORIDA
Florida Gulf Coast, Fort Myers	2007	Addition of 95,000 – 17.5 million, total square footage 135,000   Original has: 303 seats, 42 computer seats   Annex has: capacity for 300,000 volumes 300 seats 105 seat computer lab Information literacy lab Media rooms 9 group study rooms 3 story atrium overlooking pond and marsh	8000 students       23.5:  11 librarians 12.5 support
U of No Florida, Jacksonville	2005	Addition of 72,000 – 18.4 million, total square footage 200,000   2000 seats 37 carrels 16 group study rooms 300 computer workstations	45: 21 librarians 24 staff positons
U of Florida, West	2006	Addition, total square footage 177,000 gross square footage, 24.2
		KENTUCKY
U of Louisville, Kentucky	2206	Addition of 51,000 – 14.2 million, total square footage 270,000
University of Louisville, KY	2006	51,000 square foot addition – 14 million
Centre College, KY	2005	75,000 square foot – academic center – 8.4 million
		PENNSYLVANIA
Lafayette College, Easton PA	2006	Addition, total square footage 105,000, 17.3 million 30,000 new 77, renovated   860,000 books 653 seats
Lehigh University, PA	2007	85,000 square feet – 16.5 million
Univ. of Penn, PA	2006	7,000 square foot information commons, 1.4 million Visit while at ALA-midwinter?
Temple University, PA	2006	Tech Center (teaching, education, collaboration, help)   75,000 square feet 700 computers (500 pcs, 100 macs, 100 laptops) 150 software applications 13 break out / collaboration rooms 2 quiet rooms 5 labs Music to the desktop Tv to the desktop 32 Flat screen monitors 24 coffee tables (4 outlets each) 24/7 starbucks
		SOUTH CAROLINA
Univ of South Caroline – Beaufort	2006	50,000 square foot addition, 6.3 million
Furman University, SC	2005	139,000 expansion and renovation – 25 million 54,000 new 85,000 renovated   800,000 book capacity 965 seats
		INDIANA
Univ of Southern Indiana, Evansville	2006	151,660 square foot – new building – 19.5 million?   4 stories – all floors have individual and group space Lower level – classrooms 1st – Coffee house, lounge, 2 story reading room
Valparaiso University, IN	2004	105,000 square foot new 33 million Library and Information Center   600,000 books 1,100 seats
		NORTH CAROLINA
Duke University, NC	2005	120,000 square foot, 40 million, addition/renovation to Perkins
UNC Asheville, NC		Collaborative Learning Commons in Ramsey Library   10,000 square feet Workstations in clusters First come, first served Streaming media – other media viewing (vhs,dvd) Software: office suite, GIS, languages, specific Self help graphic stations with large monitors Scanners Color printer Plotter for poster size printing Laminating machines 2 digital microform scanners 6-8 glass, small group rooms Incorporates music and art books Incorporates media collection Gallery space Multimedia broadcasting space   Couches, sofas, chairs, lamps, tables – all mission style   <a href="http://facstaff.unca.edu/sinclair/spaceplan/clc.html">http://facstaff.unca.edu/sinclair/spaceplan/clc.html</a>
		VERMONT
Middlebury College, VT	2004, June	143,000 square foot new library, 40 million   725 seats (30% of enrollment) 300 study carrels 128 computer seats 80 recliners 5 classrooms (2 with computers) 2 media rooms 10 group studies 10 faculty studies 1 lecture hall (30 people) 1 seminar room with web/video conferencing 1 media development lab (18 high end pcs) 24/7 café 40 years growth in books   As “green” as possible
		MISSOURI
Washington University in St. Louis. MO	2004	188,000 square foot new library, 39 million
		MINNESOTA
Minnesota State, MN		Casual collaborative computer pods 8 pods wrap around a pillar holding 104 workstations Café height tables Sofa seating with power in the end tables Coffee shop
		CALIFORNIA
San Jose Joint Use, CA	8/2003	475,000 square feet (gross or useable) – 8 stories   Capacity – 2 million volumes 3,600 seats 5 elevators and an escalator Grand Reading Room Literacy Center Browsing Library Children’s exploration room Children’s storytelling room Children’s electronic discovery area Friends bookstore ADA Center Teen Center 7 story atrium Café 37 group rooms 2 music listening rooms 30 art installations	177.5 million
Santa Rosa Jr. College, CA	Fall 2006	145,000 square feet, 90,000 useable   1,045 student seats (includes individual and group) 3 classrooms for campus use 280 computer workstations A white noise generator (cool!) Color scheme matches country colors 21 media carrels, a ? rooms Tv studio 2 classrooms for video conference / distance services Center for New Media Tutoring center with 175 seats 4,000 art gallery Café   As “green” as possible   1st - art gal, tutoring ctr, media srv, tv studio, 2 clrms 2nd – Info Cmns, pdcls, BI rooms, tech services, ILL 3rd – study spaces, book collection, acad. computing 4th – study spaces, bk collection, lib course reserve