1986-1987 Academic Catalog

10 New Library Centennial Celebration As a cornerstone of the College's centennial celebration, the new 66,000 square feet, two-floor academic library will be ready for occupancy in 1987. This facility will bring together in one structure the latest technologies for higher learning. Located on a prominent site within the academic cluster of buildings, it will provide information storage and retrieval support functions for continued quality academic program development. Designed to handle collection and service needs for a student body of 2,500, the new library will provide almost 600 general study seats and an additional 270 seats for specialized uses. Constructed to house a collection of 150,000 to 200,000 volumes, the new library will also house a video lab/studio, a computerized language/learning lab, a faculty development center, media classrooms, a cur– riculum materials center, a media resource center, the college archives, and a variety of seminar and group study rooms.