Designed by Hartman-Cox Architects of Washington, DC, the library is located on East Boulevard near Severance Hall and the Cleveland Museum of Art. A landscaped quad atop a new underground parking garage beside Severance Hall links the library to Thwing Center. During the 1990-91 academic year, before the architects' job began, the CWRU User Information Survey Committee surveyed 1,400 students, faculty, and staff members on their patterns of information gathering and use. Those surveyed also were asked about their needs related to the new facility. Then, to determine more specifically how the library should operate, a University-appointed building committee looked at technological needs, CWRUnet capabilities, and publishing patterns of information being published electronically.

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