UGA Special Collections Libraries

Special Collections Libraries Building

Space Needs

SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE EXISTING ENROLLMENT The project addresses an existing space deficit of almost 200,000 square feet. At the same time, it will accommodate future growth in library collections.

Special Collections Libraries Building

ACQUIRING NEW LAND FOR CONSTRUCTION The Board of Regents already owns the proposed site.

The continuing rapid growth of materials in the library collections, including rare books and manuscripts, coupled with the growth of student enrollment since the last addition to the Main Library was completed in 1973, has brought about a critical shortage of physical space for the University of Georgia Libraries. Applying the most conservative numbers from the University System’s “Guidelines for Preplanning” to our enrollment tells us that we should have over 560,000 square feet of library space, while we currently maintain only 322,000.

Our current inventory of library space enables the University to provide about 3,100 student reading seats. This number of seats is 43% below what Regents’ standards prescribe and is sufficient for the enrollment the University had in 1967.

University Libraries Space Needs square feet provided lin es Re gen ts’ Gu ide

600,000 500,000

Student Learning Center

400,000 300,000 200,000

Current Space

100,000 0 CURRENT

2003

2004

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2006

In addition, our collections continue to grow by about 90,000 volumes per year, thus increasing our space deficit by 6,300 square feet per year. As illustrated by the graphic above, our current space deficit of more than 240,000 square feet will grow to almost 290,000 by FY 2006. While the Student Learning Center will make a good dent in our space deficit, we will still maintain a critical need for additional space.

Peer Provision Comparison as a % of the guidelines 150% 100% 50%

Regents’ Guidelines 59%

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Kentucky

Texas A&M

Tennessee

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The second graph demonstrates that while our peer institutions are providing space to support their teaching, research, and public service missions in line with the Regents’ standards, we clearly are not.

PARALLEL FUTURE GROWTH TARGETS The project will provide both additional space and more modern facilities to accommodate future growth targets as per the campus strategic and physical master plan.

BALANCE THE NEED FOR NEW FACILITIES AND REHABILITATE EXISTING FACILITIES Rehabilitation would not add the needed space, nor would it provide the opportunity for the libraries to consolidate their functions or adequately address environmental concerns unique to archival collections. Current special collection space within the Main and Law Libraries will be freed up for general collections and research space needs.

PRIORITIES FOR THE USE OF STATE RESOURCES

Instructional

35%

Academic support

45%

Research

20%

Special Collections

Libraries

OTHER THAN STATE FINANCIAL RESOURCES One third of the funding ($12,000,000) for the proposed Special Collections Libraries Building will be provided by private donations.

Likewise, the collections are to be endowed entirely with private funds ($10,000,000).

HIGH QUALITY FACILITIES The Special Collections Libraries Building will provide a state-of-the-artarchival environment and will be the standard by which similar special collections facilities across the nation will be measured.

MODERN FACILITIES AND DISTANCE EDUCATION CAPACITY The emphasis of this building will be the housing and use of rare and valuable collections and thus will require modern, efficient climate control.

Materials from the collections will be scanned and made available for use through GALILEO and will support distance education initiatives.

GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS • This new facility will free up considerable space in the Main and Law Libraries that can be put to more productive use than storage space; • The existing campus infrastructure is being extended to support the new facility; • The facility will improve the cultural life of the University by providing a space for the display of rare and valuable materials, including an auditorium for lectures and screenings; • The facility will be open to the public and thus will enhance the local community and will address the demand for a museum area for the Peabody Awards; • As a new facility, the building will be efficient to operate.

TIMELY COMPLETION OF PROGRAMMING AND DESIGN AS WELL AS THE MAINTENANCE OF PROJECTS WITHIN BUDGETS With pre-planning and preliminary design phases already completed within the context of the campus master plan, we are well on our way to fulfilling this final principal.

MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECT REQUEST presented by Dr. Michael Adams • June 11, 2002

Fiscal Year 2004

Principles for Capital Resources Allocation

HARGRETT

MEDIA

RUSSELL The Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library The Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library constitutes the largest and most important collection of books, manuscripts, maps and other materials documenting the history and culture of the state of Georgia. It contains many documents critical to the history of Georgia, including the papers of the first colonists, the charter of the University, the original Confederate Constitution, the largest collection of books by Georgians and about Georgia, an extensive collection of rare maps, an important collection on women's suffrage, and the papers of many prominent Georgia authors, including Margaret Mitchell and Corra Harris.

The Walter J. Brown Media Archive and Peabody Awards Collection The Walter J. Brown Media Archive and Peabody Awards Collection is the third largest publicly accessible archive of broadcasting in the country, after the Library of Congress and UCLA. Built around the core of the archives of the Peabody Awards, which contains virtually every entry submitted since 1940, this library holds over 90,000 audio and video recordings, five million feet of newsfilm from WSB, entries to the southeastern Emmy awards, personal collections of broadcast pioneers, unique recordings of Georgia folk music and story tellers, and a growing collection of home movies taken by Georgia residents.

Special Collections Libraries Investment Our special collections represent a priceless treasure for the State of Georgia. In addition to serving the University scholarly community, these collections are routinely used by faculty and students throughout the entire University System and are available to all citizens of Georgia.

Primary and secondary school groups from throughout the State regularly visit our special collections, and through our ever growing Web presence, scholars and researchers from around the globe are also common visitors.

Main Library

Special Collections Libraries

Because our special collections are recognized as extraordinarily valuable resources for the entire State of Georgia, external support for this facility has been overwhelming.

This support has enabled the University to commit one third of the cost to construct this facility from private partners. An additional $10,000,000 in private gifts will be raised to build an endowment to support the Libraries’ special collections and outreach activities.

This public/private partnership will provide a $46 million investment in our ability to document and preserve the history and culture of our state for all Georgians.

total investment

Student Learning Center

CONSTRUCT FACILITY $36,000,000 $12,000,000 Private Gifts $24,000,000 State Funds

ENDOW COLLECTION $10,000,000 $10,000,000 Private Gifts

$46,000,000 This facility will be readily accessible to the general public as well as to students and faculty and will include meeting rooms, viewing rooms, and reference areas and will feature a large storage vault to house these important collections.

The Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies The Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies is often compared to Presidential libraries for its importance and value to scholars.

Developed around the papers of Senator Russell, this library has attracted the papers of over 100 other political figures, including Eugene and Herman Talmadge, Zell Miller, Bo Callaway, Ed Jenkins, Ernest Vandiver, and Lamartine Hardman.

Both the Democrat and Republican parties have chosen the Russell libraries to host their archives as have editorial cartoonists Clifford "Baldy" Baldowski and Gene Bassett.

UGA masterplan

The vault will be situated below grade for security purposes and to take advantage of the natural insulation and steady temperature afforded by the earth. This will provide the best possible climate control and ensure that the materials stored there will be available for generations to come.

A primary component of our Physical Master Plan is to expand the northern section of our campus to the west. This facility will be the cornerstone for development of this precinct of our campus. In addition, the site for the Special Collections Libraries Building places it in close proximity to the Main Library, the Law Library, the Student Learning Center, and to downtown Athens.