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The Peter J. Shields Library, or Shields Library, is a four-story 
University of California, Davis: Shields Library website
* Shields Library - ''on the Davis Wiki'' {{authority control University of California, Davis campus 1940 establishments in California University and college academic libraries in California Library buildings completed in 1940 University and college buildings completed in 1940
library
A library is a collection of Book, books, and possibly other Document, materials and Media (communication), media, that is accessible for use by its members and members of allied institutions. Libraries provide physical (hard copies) or electron ...
named after Peter J. Shields. It is located in the eastern part of main campus of UC Davis
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Davis, California, United States. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University ...
in unincorporated Yolo County
Yolo County (; Wintun: ''Yo-loy''), officially the County of Yolo, is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. Yolo County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood ...
, adjacent to Davis. The library is an essential study and resource location for UCD students, as well as for many UC Davis alumni.
History
The rectangular building the large library occupies was built in three parts starting in the year 1940, when the oldest north wing was built. The main entrance used to face north towards the Quad (the large rectangular grassy field which was the historic geographic center of campus). When UC Davis shut down duringWorld War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, the main reading room was used to train the Army Signal Corps. Expansion of the library (stage two) began about 15 years later in the 1960s, which added the south and east sides of the building. The front entrance also changed its orientation from facing north to facing east. The last expansion stage, which opened spring quarter of 1990, added the western side of the library and once again moved the main entrance to the west. This orientation remains the same as of now.
The interior
The library contains 3.2 million volumes, making it the largest library inYolo County
Yolo County (; Wintun: ''Yo-loy''), officially the County of Yolo, is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. Yolo County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood ...
and the third largest in the University of California
The University of California (UC) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university, research university system in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Oakland, California, Oakland, the system is co ...
system. In addition to books, the Shields Library contains many study tables, computers, and pieces of art work scattered across the interior of the library.
Shields Library includes four individual departments: Biological Agricultural Science, Humanities, Social Sciences & Government Information Services, Special Collections, and Library Instruction.
References
External links
University of California, Davis: Shields Library website
* Shields Library - ''on the Davis Wiki'' {{authority control University of California, Davis campus 1940 establishments in California University and college academic libraries in California Library buildings completed in 1940 University and college buildings completed in 1940