Current library facilities Wichita State University Libraries

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1 current library facilities

1.1 ablah library
1.2 mckinley chemistry library
1.3 thurlow lieurance memorial music library





current library facilities

university libraries consist of 3 facilities located on main campus of wsu: ablah library, mckinley chemistry library , thurlow lieurance memorial music library.


ablah library

the ablah library, opened in 1962, remains main library on wsu campus. named brothers frank , harvey ablah, donations financed library s construction, ablah library designed architect john hickman, student of frank lloyd wright. @ 157,924 square feet, largest of university libraries facilities , home majority of circulating print collections, wsu libraries special collections , university archives, leisure reading collection, university libraries extensive video collection, textbook collection, government publications depository, , patent , trademark collection.


the first floor of ablah library home university libraries learning commons, flexible-use study space providing patrons access high-end production , analysis software, collaborative study technologies , moveable seating , whiteboards patrons can rearrange , customize specific study or research needs.


mckinley chemistry library

the mckinley chemistry library, opened in 1964, provides faculty , students wsu chemistry department dedicated space study , research. library named dr. lloyd mckinley, (1895-1961), chair of wsu chemistry department 1927-1960. located on first floor of mckinley hall, chemistry library 2600 square feet in size , houses university libraries collections of core chemistry journals in print, reference materials , course reserves wsu chemistry department.


thurlow lieurance memorial music library

the thurlow lieurance memorial music library, located on third floor of jardine hall, houses music , foreign language collections of university libraries. named wichita-area composer , former dean of wsu school of music thurlow lieurance (1878-1963), library includes language-learning lab on 54,000 volumes of university libraries music collection, including on 9,000 compact disks , on 32,000 music scores.








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