Marston Science Library Building Program Committee
Committee Charge
The Marston Science Library building is 20 years old. Designed as a flexible building to house library resources and services that support the sciences, agriculture, and engineering at the University of Florida, it has been an essential component of Smathers Libraries’ programs. Over the years, the library building has temporarily housed several other library collections, services and staff as campus building and renovation plans required. The library also permanently houses the Map and Imagery Library and, since 2004, the Documents Department. The building has met the challenges well, it is a key academic resource for the sciences, and it is heavily used by students and faculty for research and access to information. It is time, however, for the library to be reviewed and updated to meet the needs of its users in the 21st century. This committee is being asked to undertake this review and to provide a report with recommendations to the Director of Libraries by December 15, 2006.
Your review should include:
- An assessment of the building’s infrastructure as support for changing technologies
- Amount, location and functionality of staff space
- Adequacy of study space
- Current and future housing for the collections
- Location and functionality of service desks for the sciences and also for documents and maps
- Adequacy and functionality of teaching and other specialized space
Your work should include:
- Gathering input from users
- Talking with and/or visiting staff from new or renovated science libraries
Your product will be a building plan that defines what is needed, what is desired, and what is currently inadequate and that can be used as the foundation for the work of a building designer.
Members
- Tara Cataldo, Chair
- Denise Bennett
- Carrie Newsom
- Jan Swanbeck
Reports
Marston Science Library Building Planning Report (Word .doc)
