LIBRARY: Buildings

In the 1970's, in response to explosive growth and additional academic programs, a wing was added to the library, The Irvin Learning Center,  including classrooms, instructional and library collections and space, and special technology spaces. In the 1980s', the Springer Learning Center was opened.  The term "learning center" was very trendy in the 1960's and 1970's as new formats (recordings, tapes, and film) began to emerge.   The custom was to separate information sources by their formats and book based libraries did not always know what to do and the lure of the technological aura of a "learning center" utilizing the newest electronics and tools was hard to turn down.