View From the Pedestrium - August 2008

Expanded/Renovated Building
FAQs - for students
FAQs- for faculty
Floor Plans for new addition
    | First | Second | Third | Fourth | (PDF)

The ARC (Automated Retrieval Collection)
What is it & how do I get a book from it?
WTOC Video on the ARC

Architecture
Planning Principles
Architects


Aerial view - August 2007. Photo courtesy of Ellis Wood.

Questions about the building project should be sent to Ann Hamilton at ahamilton@georgiasouthern.edu or 912 478-5115. She is also available to discuss the project with any interested group or class.

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Henderson Library Fact Sheet

• The expansion/renovation project began in summer 2004 and was completed in August 2008.
• The completed building is as large as a city block.  A helpful feature is the color coding of the carpet by floor:  Green – first, Blue – second, Red – third, and Purple - fourth.
  See floor plans: First | Second | Third | Fourth (PDF)
• The $22.75 million project added 101,000-square foot to the original building.
• The expanded building was designed more for people than for books.
• Floor to ceiling windows are featured throughout with seating at all the outer edges and the collections nearer the center.
• By the end of 2008, there will be more than 1900 seats and twenty-nine group study rooms available.
• The new Learning Commons (second floor) offers bright, flexible seating for group collaboration, faculty – student collaboration and research, and multimedia creation and projection.
• The Automated Retrieval Collection (ARC) is currently capable of storing 800,000 items in 5,848 separate bins that are stacked 45 feet high is one of the most exciting features of the building.
• When the ARC is expanded to its full capacity the building will be large enough to house a collection of more than two million items.
• There will be more than 300 hard wired computers and wireless is available throughout the building.
• A welcome addition to the original building is the rear entrance that allows access from the parking lot.
• The library is open almost 24 x 7. During regular terms, it’s only closed from ten pm on Friday until 9:00 am on Saturday and from 10:00 pm on Saturday until noon on Sunday. See schedule.
• The striking three-story glass atrium with its virtual waterfall is a highlight of the eastern addition.
• The L shaped western addition features a cathedral ceiling on the third floor with impressive views from both the third and fourth floors.

    Atrium ceiling and wall - March 2008