The Building
A central atrium connects the former Cazier Science and Technology library with the new construction allowing the two to work as one. The library is 305,000-square-foot (28,300 m2), about the same as the previous two libraries combined, using technological innovations, the new library is a more functional building.
Recently ranked number one "Smart Library" in the nation by Campus Technology magazine, the Merrill-Cazier Library offers a technology-rich environment with radio frequency identification tags (RFID), a self check-out system, an on site automated retrieval system, the Information Commons consisting of 150 computer workstations, group study rooms of which 14 are equipped with computers and large screen LCD displays, two multimedia suites, and two library instruction rooms with over 60 workstations.
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