Expansion and Renovation of the Darling Marine Center Library

该奖项为达令海洋中心图书馆的扩建和现代化提供了部分资金。该图书馆目前拥有比缅因州任何其他图书馆更多的海洋相关馆藏，对于对缅因湾和缅因海岸的生物学感兴趣的研究人员和学生来说是一个重要的资源。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空间。图书馆没有轮椅通道，没有重要的学习空间，只提供有限的电子数据库访问。提议的改变包括：1)建造一个1500平方米的。2)重新分配和翻新1,650平方英尺。在主楼层和二楼的现有空间中，提供了总共3,150平方英尺的空间。3)购买计算机、交互式视频会议硬件和相关设备，以便于获取电子信息和以电子方式存储的数据。计划增加图书馆空间的数量和质量，改善图书馆用户可用的通讯设备，将大大提高这一重要区域资源的能力，以满足常驻和访问教员、学生和其他用户的需要。

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.