Newman at a Glance
NEWMAN AT A GLANCE
The William and Anita Newman Library was dedicated on May 19, 1994 after an extensive, award-winning renovation designed by Davis Brody Bond LLP. The building was originally constructed in 1894 for the Metropolitan Street Railway Company of New York, then taken over by the Lexington Company, and served as a power station for the City's cable car system.
The re-design has received numerous awards, including:
- American Institute of Architects Honor Award for Excellence in Design;
- Award of Excellence for Library Architecture, presented jointly by the American Library Association and the American Institute of Architects;
- Library Buildings Award, presented by the Library Administration and Management Section of the American Library Association;
- Certificate of Merit from the Municipal Art Society of New York;
- Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award, presented by the New York Landmarks Conservancy.
- Winner of the 2003 ACRL award for Excellence in Academic Libraries
The library is a part of the 330,000 square foot Library and Technology Center, which also houses a campus computing center, a conference center, and several administrative offices of the College.
The library has a seating capacity of 1,450. There are 22 faculty study rooms, as well as 36 graduate student carrels and 12 group study rooms. The collections include more than 400,000 print volumes and almost 2 million units of microform. Over 100 PC workstations are available to access the library's collection of electronic resources. An active library instruction program is supported by two electronic classrooms and a computer laboratory.
SUMMARY DATA ON THE NEWMAN LIBRARY
2003-2004*
| STAFF | |
| Professional Staff | 28 |
| Administrative Staff | 41 |
| Student Assistants | 6 |
| Total FTE Staff | 75 |
| COLLECTIONS | |
| Number of Volumes | 456,132 |
| Volumes Added | 6,881 |
| Units of Microform | 2,066,108 |
| Current Serial Titles | 4,548 |
| SERVICES | |
| Circulation Transactions | 61,190 |
| Reserve Transactions | 136,928 |
| Interlibrary Loans (Loaned) | 2,612 |
| Interlibrary Loans (Borrowed) | 3,846 |
| Instructional Presentations | 367 |
| TYPICAL WEEK | |
| Public Service Hours | 119 |
| Gate Count (Exits from Library) | 16,492 |
| Reference Transactions | 1,172 |
*Source: Higher Education Data System: College and University Libraries. The University of the State of New York, The State Education Department, Office of Research and Information Systems.