Science Library

The new four-story Science Library was dedicated in October 1998. It is located in the "science precinct" of the campus immediately adjacent to Boyce Hall. This new library consolidates the campus' science information resources. The 106,000 square foot building includes 1,500 reader stations and computer stations where users can search the library's own catalog as well as hundreds of computerized databases and online information sources. The library features state-of-the-art technology including flexibility of wiring to accommodate current and future technologies, access to a variety of electronic information sources, and an electronic map collection. The new Science Library holds some 500,000 volumes covering the broad scope of the sciences, from agricultural science to zoology and subscribes to » 3,800 journals. It supports the study of some 3,300 students in the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences and 500 students in the College of Engineering, as well as faculty researchers and public library users.