The J. Henry Meyer Memorial Library is one of several libraries

Library

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 at Stanford University

Stanford University

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. It was formerly known as the Undergraduate Library. The building, dedicated on December 2, 1966, is slated for demolition by 2012.

Designed by architect

Architect

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 and Stanford alumnus

Alumnus

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 John Carl Warnecke

John Carl Warnecke

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, Meyer Library's arcades feature high column

Column

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s and vaulted ceilings. The library is a four-story building with a sloping tile

Tile

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 roof

Roof

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, and the outer sides of the building is lined with vertical bands of tall window

Window

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s. The inner, central section of each side of the building is textured with a mesh of small windows.

The first floor of Meyer Library consists of several seminar

Seminar

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 rooms, a computer cluster, as well as a 24-hour study room. The first floor is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The second floor is the home of Academic Computing and Residential Computing, which provides technological expertise and resources to faculty and student

Student

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s. In addition to a general computer cluster, there is a specialized Multimedia Studio and a Digital Language Lab. Also, the Meyer Technology Services Desk is present here to provide direct troubleshooting and consulting services. The third floor contains library systems and offices. The fourth floor houses the East Asia Library, which has a vast Chinese collection of over 300,000 volume

Volume (disambiguation)

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s, a Japanese

Japan

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 collection of over 100,000 volumes, and a new Korean

Korea

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collection of over 10,000 volumes.

External links

• Meyer Library
• Stanford University Libraries
• StuComp Wiki – information on Stanford Student Computing, based in Meyer Library (Stanford login required)