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About the Downtown Library Complex

Features include:

over 300,000 books

209,638 square feet

1200 public seats

an atrium connecting the 1932 renovated Wise Library to the 2001 Downtown Campus Library

2 restored large reading rooms

15 group study rooms, 4 with 42-inch high-definition television screen, keyboard and Internet connections to allow users to participate in e-conferences, view films and prepare presentations

electronic classrooms

180 public computers

35 media- equipped workstations

30 wireless laptops

reading tables with outlets for laptop computers

carrels with desktop computers

lounge seating

a view of the downtown campus and Morgantown's waterfront

Disciplines Emphasized and Supported by the Collections

anthropology

business

biology

botany

chemistry

communication studies

economics

foreign languages

journalism

geography

geology

history

literature

philosophy

physics

political science

psychology

public administration

social work

sociology