About the Downtown Library Complex
- 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
- 18 group study rooms, 16 with 42-inch high-definition television screen, keyboard and Internet connections to allow users to work on group projects or practice presentations
- 4 rooms equipped with 42-inch high-definition television screen and DVD/VHS player for viewing films and other media
- electronic classrooms
- 191 public computers
- 20 iMac workstations and 12 multimedia iMac stations
- 60 Dell and 30 Mac 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
