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Library Collections Annex – Facility


Building Profile

Capacity

1.7 million volumes projected to provide 15 years of Library storage needs

Size

25,000 sq. ft., equivalent to three miles of shelving (2/3 in the storage bay, 1/3 in the processing area). This is about equal to the size of one floor of the Rockefeller Library.

Density

Storage Bay—20 ft. tall shelves and high-density storage by size provides efficient storage in a small footprint.

Storage

900 sq. ft. separate and secure space for several hundred paintings and objects overseen by the University Curator

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