Expansion and Renovation of the Darling Marine Center Library

达令海洋中心图书馆的扩建和翻新

• 批准号: 0122189
• 负责人: Kevin Eckelbarger
• 金额: $ 13.94万
• 依托单位: University of Maine
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-09-01 至 2004-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0122189&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Expansion; Renovation; Darling; Marine; Center

This award provides partial funding for expansion and modernization of the library at The Darling Marine Center. The library currently contains more marine-related holdings than any other library in Maine, and is an important resource for researchers and students interested in the biology of the Gulf of Maine and the Maine coast. Because of current space limitations, a third of the library's holdings are stored in other buildings and attic spaces. The library is not wheelchair accessible, has no significant study space, and provides only limited access to electronic databases. The proposed changes include: 1) construction of a 1,500 sq. ft. addition to the main floor of the Library, 2) the reallocation and renovation of 1,650 sq. ft. of existing space on the main floor and second floor, thus providing a total of total of 3,150 sq. ft. of additional space for library use, and 3) the purchase of computers, interactive videoconferencing hardware, and related equipment that will facilitate access to electronic information and data stored electronically. The planned increase in amount and quality of library space, and improvements in communications equipment available to library users, will significantly improve the ability of this important regional resource to serve the needs of resident and visiting faculty, students and other users.

该奖项为达林海洋中心图书馆的扩建和现代化提供了部分资金。该图书馆目前拥有的与海洋有关的藏书比缅因州的任何其他图书馆都多，是对缅因湾和缅因州海岸生物学感兴趣的研究人员和学生的重要资源。由于目前的空间限制，图书馆三分之一的藏书存放在其他建筑和阁楼上。图书馆不能坐轮椅进入，没有重要的学习空间，只提供有限的电子数据库访问。拟议的变化包括：1)建造1,500平方米的建筑。英国《金融时报》除图书馆主楼层外，2)重新分配和翻新1,650平方米。英国《金融时报》主层和二层的现有空间，因此总共提供了3 150平方米。英国《金融时报》用于增加图书馆使用空间，以及3)购买计算机、交互式视频会议硬件和相关设备，以便利获取以电子方式储存的电子信息和数据。计划增加图书馆空间的数量和质量，并改进图书馆用户可用的通信设备，这将大大提高这一重要的区域资源为驻地和客座教员、学生和其他用户提供服务的能力。