36                                     C.Lee Jones

It is interesting that no one of these seating options is apparently
more favored than any other. All arc used in approximately equal
proportions.

On the lower levels scattered through the stack areas are small
group study areas. These are small rooms where four to eight
individuals may gather and actively work together in a study en¬
vironment. A projection surface is provided as well as a chalk
board and comfortable study seats and tables. These spaces are
not assigned and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Groups have precedence over individuals and individuals are asked
to yield when groups seek the use of a group study.

As broad a selection as is provided to the Health Sciences Li¬
brary user, the library is not available twenty-four hours a day.
Those students who prefer to study after 11 p.m. or before 8:30
in the morning have been provided with a twenty-four hour study
room equipped with individual carrels, study tables and a small
amount of lounge furniture. This space accommodates about
twenty individuals and appears to be heavily used.

The success of any library is measured over a long period of
time. The Augustus Long Health Sciences Library has not been
in existence long enough to make a projected statement of success.
However, the short-term indications are indeed that the three pri¬
mary objectives identified in the planning stages of this building
have been met, and in some cases exceeded. The furnishings them¬
selves are comfortable, the interior decor pleasant and conducive
to productive study. If one is displeased with the atmosphere on
the second floor for any reason, there are three others from which
to choose, no one of which is identical to the other. The Health
Sciences Library now provides options that have never before
been available to the student or the research scientist. The magnifi¬
cent collection is now more readily available than ever before and
early indications are that it is being used more heavily than ever
before.

Staff accolades have been noted in other publications about this