The Marston Science Library, often called Marston, is the science and engineering library of the

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(UF) located in

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. Administered by the university's George A. Smathers Libraries system, Marston hosts the university's extensive collections in

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, and

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, as well as librarians trained to help students and faculty working in these fields. It is located in the center of UF's campus adjacent to campus landmarks such as

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, and Century Tower.

History

The Marston Science Library was named for the seventh president of the University of Florida, Robert Q. Marston, who served from 1974 to 1984. Marston was a medical doctor, research scientist and

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, who previously served as the

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of the

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(1961–1965) and the director of the

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(1968–1973). Completed in 1987, the Marston Science Library brought together several existing science branch libraries, including the Agriculture Library (founded in 1905), the Physics Library (1909), the Botany Library (1909), the Engineering Library (1912), the Chemistry Library (1923) and the Biology-Geology Library (1947). In 2008, Marston began hosting an annual competition, the Elegance of Science, in which University of Florida faculty, staff and students submit artwork on the topic of science.

Collaboration Commons

Collaboration Commons is the name for the renovated first floor of the Marston Science Library. Completed in the Fall of 2014, the approximately $5.7 million project was designed to act as a progressive study area for students. The new study space includes the additions of more general seating, a conference room, and multiple group study rooms. Innovative technology was also added, with

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equipment, as well as a multi-touch visualization wall and the new MADE@UF Lab for creating

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all included as a part of the project. The first floor of the Marston Science Library was previously home to around 190,000 pre-1990 academic journals and the sizeable Government Documents Department and Map & Imagery Library collection. In order to make room for the new project, the government documents and the journals were moved to be stored at the Auxiliary Library Facility, and the Map & Imagery Library collection was moved across campus to the first floor of Smathers Library East.

References

External links

Marston Science Library Government Documents Department Maps & Imagery Library
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Informational Leaflet on the Marston Library (2002 edition)
from the

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History

Collaboration Commons

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