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Quick Facts about McCain Library, Agnes Scott College
- Open 96.5 hours per week, with some portion of the building available 24/7
- 70,000+ square feet of assignable space, renovated in 2000-2001
- 358 seats wired for power and data
- 3 service points
- McCain Library provides access to (as of 6/30/09):
- 231,399 print volumes
- 47,302 e-books
- 48 ASC-licensed research databases
- 233 online resources licensed via the GALILEO (GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online) consortia
- 26,956 periodical titles
- 22,815 audiovisual units
- 1,084 ASC independent study titles
- Various seating options (classic wooden reading room tables and chairs, comfy upholstered chairs and ottomans, love seats, padded chairs on coasters, and rocking chairs on the terrace)
- 41 individual study carrels that may be reserved (throughout the building)
- 6 group study rooms on various floors (groups given preference, first come, first served)
- 10 laptop computers for in-library use, checked out at the main circulation desk
- 20 desktop computers on the First Floor; 6 others scattered around the library; 12 desktop PCs for instructional purposes in McCain 211 and available for times of high demand
- Individual media carrels [Ground Floor]
- 3 media viewing rooms [Ground Floor]
- Video conferencing and editing capabilities
- Wireless network throughout the building and on the terrace
- Multimedia production facility [Technology Production Studio] and 2 classrooms. [G 48 – reserved through the Registrar; McCain 211 – originally the Board of Trustees meeting room, reserved through Library Director, used for library research instruction, committee meetings, and overflow student computer demand at mid-term and exam time.]
- Working fireplace with gas logs in the Main Reading Room [First Floor] (turned on in coordination with Facilities)
- College art collection exhibited throughout the library (pick up an Art Map brochure in Alston Campus Center)
- Second Floor: Archives storage, archives workroom, Special Collections Room, display space
- Greek, Latin, and English inscriptions on ceiling beams on Floor 1
- Ground Floor instructional support areas that do not report to McCain
Library’s director:
- Centers for Writing and Speaking (accessible to students 24/7 with an ASC ID card)
- Language Lab
- Technology Production Studio
- Television broadcasting booth