Facility
- Dedicated November 1995. Occupied January 1996. Architect: CRSS of Houston
- William Cook: Founder of Cook, Inc., world's largest privately held medical technology company
- 55,000 square feet on 4 floors (3 public, 1 staff-only) ; seating for 375
- Features: automated mobile compact shelving in closed and selected open stack areas; 3 seminar rooms (one w/24 seats, two w/12 seats) each with piano, computer workstation, audio/video playback equipment; self-serve open reserve system; computing instruction classroom (30 workstations w/MIDI keyboards); fire-resistant vault storage room with separately controlled/monitored HVAC system; conservation laboratory (to be furnished); soundproof distance-learning/ recording studio; employee lounge with kitchen.
Cataloged volumes/items on 10.5 miles of shelves (July 2011)
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Current periodical subscriptions (journals, annuals, biennials): 532
Usage (calendar year 2011)
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Personnel
- 6 Librarians (director, collection development, public services, cataloging (3).
- 1.5 Professional Staff (Acquisitions, digital technology).
- 5 FTE Support Staff (public services (3), cataloging (2))
- 10.5 (ca.) FTE circulation assistants.
Music Library technology (public workstations: link to equipment specifications, applications, locations)
A-V equipment
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