WINDOW ON
THE FUTURE
The George A. Smathers Libraries'
dedication of the renovated
and expanded Library West
GEORGE A. SMATHERS LIBRARIES:
WINDOW ON THE FUTURE
Library West is now poised to take its place at the very core of UF's scholarly life.
No part of a university is more the product of the intelligence of the past than its
library. It is best seen as the cumulative contributions of all those who have thought
and have \w written, and then of those who have made it their concern to preserve the
record and pass it on.
Dale B. Canelas
Director of UniL ,r' itv Libraries
GENERAL ARCHITECTS: Long & Associates i
Partner in charge of Design: Alexander Long
Project Architect: Paul Portal
LIBRARY ARCHITECTS: Ross Barney + Jankowski
Partner in charge of Design: James Jankowski, Michael Ross
Interior Design: Tiffany L. Nash
GENE RAL CONTRACTOR: Biltmore Construction
Project Manager: Bruce Schafer
ART: Painting and Metal Panels by Richard Heipp
UF FACILITIES PLANNING OFFICE PROJECT MANAGERS: Christene Eastman, Bahar Annaghani
Dedication Ceremony for the Renovated and Expanded
LIBRARY WEST
January 26, 2007
1:30 p.m.
Welcome and Acknowledgements Dale B. Canelas
Director of University Libraries
Remarks: Libraries in the University J. Bernard Machen
President of the University of Florida
Acceptance for Faculty Ralf Remshardt
Associate Professor and Chair University Libraries Committee
Acceptance for Students John Boyles
President of the Student Body
Address: On Libraries Michael Connelly
UFAlumnus & Bestselling Author
Conclusion J. Bernard Machen
Library, \\ est originally opened in 1967 with
600.000 volumes and 600 srudy spaces as the
Graduate Research Library the hrt in the
southeastern United States.
The lhbrarn Llosed in December 2003, following
many changes in allocation and use of its space.
Reopened in August 2006, the "new" Library
West is a campus center for study, collabora-
tion, intellectual exploration and access to the
world of electronic information. Design consid-
erations for the new building included integra-
tion of electronic and print resources, support
for new teaching methodologies, meeting the
needs of physically challenged students and
providing conditions required for the preserva-
tion of paper-based collections. Designed to be
the laboratory for teaching and research in the
humanities and social sciences, the aim was to
provide a comprehensive collection for
advanced work combined with electronic
support for the integration of digital technolo-
gies, and to meet the particular needs of both
undergraduate and graduate students.
Compact shelving can hold 1,700,000 volumes
from the humanities and social sciences and the
building can seat 1,400. The library has 20 group
study rooms, 84 graduate studies, 36 faculty
studies, study booths, a presentation area, digital
media center, two training rooms, a graduate
student floor and 139 general-use computers.
LIBRARY WEST-
40 years of transition
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