By Will Seiler

After a successful merger of libraries on campus, the Science Library will celebrate its one-year anniversary Wednesday.

The dedication will commemorate the merging of the chemical and physics, geology and math libraries into one building, located on the south side of the M.I. King Library.

Janette Carver, head of the Science Library, said the combination of these three libraries is expected to benefit students by having more available resources.

“This merger happened last fall for a number of reasons,” Carver said.  “So all of the faculty and staff members would be able to help students from one location, so that all of the resources and books would be in one location and finally it freed up space in other buildings.”

Carver said the merger of the three libraries had been an ongoing process for a number of years.

Having these resources available for students should have an impact on the overall math and science scores on campus, she said.

Cristina Pinsker, a psychology junior, said the merger was a great idea.

“It brings all the science resources into one building,” Pinsker said.

The Science Library consists of chemistry and physics resources, astronomy resources and statistical resources, as well as the only map collection on campus.  The map collection is considered to be one of the largest in Kentucky and is used by students for academic and recreational uses and historical references.

Carver said the Science Library is for all students, not just students involved in the math and science departments.

The Science Library has three floors of study space and eight private study rooms available to reserve.

The dedication ceremony will feature Carol Diedrichs, dean of libraries, Provost Kumble Subbaswamy and mathematics professor Peter Perry as speakers.

The ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. on the third floor of the M.I. King Library.

If you go:

What: Dedication of 1-year-old Science Library

When: Wednesday at 11 a.m.

Where: Third floor of the M.I. King Library

Admission: Free