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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:
- 225,874 print volumes (as of 6/30/07)
- 46,285 e-books
- 44 ASC-licensed research databases
- 193 online resources licensed via the GALILEO (GeorgiA LIbrary
LEarning Online) consortia
- 23,960 periodical titles
- 21,119 audiovisual units
- 1,070 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.]
- 2 working fireplaces refitted with gas logs
- 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
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