Bostock Library
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 Bostock Library from CIEMAS | |
| Built | 2005 |
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| Size | 122,275 gross square feet |
| Location | West Campus |
| Telephone | 919.660.5870 (circulation desk) |
| Hours | 24 hours (Academic Year) |
Bostock Library (pronounced baw-stock) is the 2005 addition to the Perkins Library on Duke's West Campus. The five floor building is designed to create an environment conducive to study, learning and research. The building houses the two-story Carpenter Reading Room, the Center for Instructional Technology, wireless and high-speed Internet access throughout the building, spectacular views of the Chapel, and adjacency to both Duke’s expanding science and engineering complex and the West Campus quad.
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[edit] Endowment
The Library is named for the Bostock family, Roy and Merilee and their three children: Victoria Bostock Waters, Matthew Bostock and Kate Bostock Shefferman. The Bostocks, all of whom are Duke graduates, have contributed significantly to the university, financially and through their volunteer leadership. Roy Bostock is a former member of the board of trustees, and Merilee and Victoria are current members of the library advisory board.
[edit] Inside the Library
Bostock is characterized by soft light and warm wood paneling.
The first floor features the University's extensive collection of periodicals, microforms, and dozens of free-to-use workstations. You may also find free reading books that do not require checkout adjacent to the elevator on the first floor. The first floor E-prints (color and black and white) as well as copiers and scanners for individual use. There is a $.07 charge per page to make copies. Staplers, hole-punches, and ear-plugs are also provided free-of-charge on the first floor.
The second floor houses the University's East Asian Collection a monumental collection of works from that region. The second floor also features queit study spaces, especially in the Bostock and Perkins Gateway. Many library services offices are also housed on the second floor.
The third floor features the Carpenter Reading Room, a beautiful, multi-story study space with views of the engineering quad. The floor also has a computer cluster, copiers, and easy access to the gateway.
The fourth floor is home to many of the library's Library of Congress works. The fourth floor offers an amazing view of CIEMAS and overlooks the third-floor reading room. The fourth floor also houses one of the library's larger group-study room.
[edit] Fun Facts
- In 2006, the pronunciation bow-stock came into colloquial use by a majority of students and a contest was held for students to come up with a way of informing the campus of the correct pronunciation. The prize was $500. No winner was ever announced, though many students agree that the best entry was student-set up sheep petting zoo at the West Campus bus stop; the student informed others that the pronunciation was, like the sound a sheep makes, "baa"-stock.
