Visual Resources Collection: Description of Facilities and Collections Main Room 300 (public area) Brief description: public space housing the circulating analog slide collection, architectural drawings and plans, architectural models, non-circulating gift slide collections (in storage cabinets); shelf list Dimensions: 1348 square feet (including foyer) Built-ins: high circulation counter with shelf and cabinet storage on both sides low counter with storage along north wall low counter/circulation desk with storage two large structural posts near bowed window wall (south) Exterior access: main (north) entrance through foyer from 3 rd floor hallway, side window, window in door, omnilock and keyed access secondary connecting solid keyed door on west wall to 3 rd floor AAA Library Other doors: three solid doors with keyed access on east wall (301, 302, 303) Windows: seven large windows along bowed south wall Lighting: 5 room-width indirect hanging overhead fluorescent 7 additional inset fluorescents over window wall Outlets: 24 total N wall, 3 W wall, 2 visible S wall, 4 (below windows) E wall, 2 Floor, 11 Posts, 2 Wireless: relies on good connection from AAA Library, third floor, adjoining (east) rooms receive weak/intermittent signal Phone jack: one below circulation counter Ethernet jack: two on north wall Furnishings and Collections: 182 5-drawer Neumade 35mm slide cabinets housing approx. 350,000 slides 24 custom cabinet bases housing non-circulating (non-accessioned) gift slide collections 4 card catalog cabinets housing shelflist 3 staff workstations (PC) 1 public workstation (PC) 2 worktables 5 custom cabinet light tables 1 public copystand 4 plastic bins housing rolled architectural plans 4 multi-drawer flat map cases housing architectural drawings 1 double light table used as base for Neumade cabinets
2 Librarian s Office (Room 301) Brief description: a moderately small room with natural light from windows on two adjacent walls (east and south) Dimensions: 162 square feet Built-ins: none Exterior access: one solid locking door connecting to Rm. 300 Windows: one large tri-part window (east wall) and one small window (south wall) Lighting: overhead fluorescent fixtures Outlets: 4 (one on each wall) Wireless: weak/intermittent, requires sitting opposite the open door to receive signal Phone/Ethernet jack: 1 on east wall Furnishings Staff desk with workstation (PC) Single unit wooden bookshelf Single unit wall-mounted metal bookshelf 4 small occasional tables Antique bench (property of the Interior Architecture program) 4-drawer metal filing cabinet
3 Assistant s Office/Staffroom (Room 302) Brief description: moderate-size room with natural light from one large window wall, designed for technical services and staff space, now used as a staff lunch room/small meeting room, for storage of general and specialized office supplies and housing several large, unaccessioned but important gift slide collections. Dimensions: 212 square feet Built-ins: counter space with cabinets underneath and overhead; custom wall of bookshelves and corner closet (built in place but removable) Exterior access: one solid locking door connecting to Rm. 300 Windows: bank of windows across east wall Lighting: overhead fluorescent fixtures Outlets: 3 (one each N, S, E walls) Wireless: weak signal Phone/ethernet jack: 1 on north wall Furnishings and Collections Staff desk 2-drawer metal filing cabinet for confidential materials Worktable 2 small tables for microwave and mini-fridge Numerous metal slide boxes containing Shellenbarger, M. Dean Ross and Marian Donnelly gift collections and documentation
4 Photography Studio (Room 303) Brief description: moderately small, windowless room recently converted into a digital photography lab, staff use/access only with separately keyed lock Dimensions: 155 square feet Built-ins: none Exterior access: one solid locking door connecting to Rm. 300 Windows: none Lighting: overhead fluorescent light fixtures Outlets: 3 (one each N,S,E walls) Wireless: weak signal Phone/ethernet jack:1 on east wall Furnishings Digital copystand with four freestanding Tungsten lamps Staff workstation (PC) Locking wooden cabinet for photo equipment 4-drawer metal file cabinet for confidential files Worktable Ladder for accessing architectural drawing collection in Rm 300 Tripod
5 Digitization Lab (Room 304) Brief description: large windowless space used for imaging workstations and collections storage Dimensions: 343 square feet Built-ins: none Exterior access: doorless opening to Rm 300 Other doors: solid locking door to Rm 304A Windows: Exterior: none Interior: 1 observation window in S wall between 304 and 300 Lighting: overhead fluorescent light fixtures Outlets: 6 total 2 ground level S and W walls 2 high N wall 1 high W wall 1 high S wall Wireless: weak signal Phone/ethernet jack: 2, on S and N walls Furnishings and Collections 9 Remington Rand large format filing cabinets housing mounted photo collection of approx. 7000 mounted photographs Metal cases housing Michael Shellenbarger gift slide collection Plastic cabinet housing Shellenbarger gift teaching collection 3 staff imaging workstations (1 PC and 2 MAC) 1 ARH faculty imaging workstation (MAC) Small table with color laser printer 1 custom cabinet light table Single unit wall-mounted metal bookshelf
6 Storage Room (Room 304A) Brief description: small, windowless room now used for storage of gift collections, collections and project documentation and equipment Dimensions: 114 square feet Built-ins: sink and counter with over/under-counter cabinets Exterior access: solid locking door to Rm. 304 Windows: none Lighting: overhead fluorescent light fixture Outlets: 3 (1 each S,E,W walls) Wireless: weak/intermittent signal Phone/Ethernet: no Furnishings and Collections 4-drawer metal file cabinet 2-drawer metal file cabinet Large metal cabinet for gift slide storage 6 file boxes of gift collections Projectors and other equipment