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June 2012 THE NEW EAST ASIA LIBRARY
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VISION & ASPIRATIONS We strive to make the new East Asia Library the “centerpiece” of Stanford’s East Asian studies community We expect the new East Asia Library to become a research, teaching, and cultural hub for the East Asian studies community Library space will be renovated and redesigned to maximize our ability to provide world-class collections and services Library designed to achieve a balance between books on site and study/public space
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MILESTONES October 2011: Board of Trustees approved the proposal to move EAL to a new location – the vacated Jackson Business School Library Currently through Jan. 2013: Design, budgeting and getting construction approval January 2013: Renovation will begin Fall 2014: Occupants of Meyer Library, including the East Asia Library and Academic Computing, will move into their new location, now known as SULAIR-North Sometime in FY2014: Meyer Library will come down
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KEY WORDS: ACCESSIBILITY Main entrance easily accessible to users, with highly visible signage On site collection has 300,000 volumes, equivalent to the collection now in Meyer mezzanine and Meyer 4 th Floor Collection stacks located across 3 floors: Lower level: Compact shelves, special collection stacks, folios Main/entrance level: current periodicals/newspapers, reference, general collection in high use Upper level: general collection in high use
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KEY WORDS: UPGRADE Study Area: More space Mix of general reading area, soft seating, individual study carrels and group study space on 2 levels 10 general reading tables 16 soft seating seats 16 individual carrels Faculty carrels (3 for group study, 4 for individual study) 16 computer stations Supervised special collection reading room
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KEY WORDS: UPGRADE Other Public Space: Seminar room – Fully AV equipped facility for large events (75 theater style seats) Faculty room – For faculty to conduct classes, with AV equipment Media room – For individual viewing of CJK films/TV shows in various formats, equipped with regional DVD/blue-ray players, flat screens and headsets Display area – new books, East Asian art works, digital signage
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Thank You! Questions? For further information or questions, please email Qi Qiu at qqiu@stanford.edu qqiu@stanford.edu
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