Stop 7: Library
The heart and soul of any college campus is its library, and this is particularly true at New College of Florida. The Jane Bancroft Cook Library, named for a leading New College philanthropist, was dedicated on November 1, 1986. Today, the two-story library serves the students of New College and the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, and is a resource for Manatee Community College as well as for local educators and residents. The library’s electronic linkage to libraries worldwide and a web-based library system deliver state-of-the-art information with the personal guidance that only a small college can offer. Librarians are a helpful and friendly resource at New College, answering about 5,000 reference questions annually. The library offers extensive bibliographic instruction to small groups, classes and individual students throughout the year. It is home to the Thesis Room, considered the most sacred room on campus. Every senior thesis ever written at New College is bound and housed in this room.
The Cook library provides hundreds of print and electronic-reserve materials to students annually, as well as ready access to material throughout the State University System of Florida. The library currently contains 274,059 volumes; 539,997 microforms; 5,064 audio-visual materials and 850 print subscriptions to scholarly journals. The library has access to about 500 electronic databases, 22,000 electronic journals, and 170,000 e-books; circulates 60,000 items; and borrows 5,500 inter-library-loan items.
The New College Library Association provides direct financial support to ensure the Jane Bancroft Cook Library has the intellectual resources to serve the College. Since its inception in 1964, the Library Association has provided more than $3 million for the purchase of books and other educational materials. Recent special projects have included the establishment of a $1.5 million endowment fund and the establishment of the Dr. Helen N. Fagin Holocaust Collection for education and research.
Jane Bancroft Cook (1912-2002) was a College founder, and served as a trustee of both the College and the Foundation. Countless students have benefited from her generosity through scholarships and other endowments she left to the College. Even our charter class bears her influence; her daughter Jean Stevenson was a graduate in that group. Mrs. Cook was a descendant of Clarence W. Barron, the founder of Barron’s Financial Daily. She used her connections with The Wall Street Journal to advance the College’s mission and leadership. On April 25, 1988, the Florida Legislature passed a resolution officially naming our library in honor of Jane Bancroft Cook.
The Cook library provides hundreds of print and electronic-reserve materials to students annually, as well as ready access to material throughout the State University System of Florida. The library currently contains 274,059 volumes; 539,997 microforms; 5,064 audio-visual materials and 850 print subscriptions to scholarly journals. The library has access to about 500 electronic databases, 22,000 electronic journals, and 170,000 e-books; circulates 60,000 items; and borrows 5,500 inter-library-loan items.
The New College Library Association provides direct financial support to ensure the Jane Bancroft Cook Library has the intellectual resources to serve the College. Since its inception in 1964, the Library Association has provided more than $3 million for the purchase of books and other educational materials. Recent special projects have included the establishment of a $1.5 million endowment fund and the establishment of the Dr. Helen N. Fagin Holocaust Collection for education and research.
Jane Bancroft Cook (1912-2002) was a College founder, and served as a trustee of both the College and the Foundation. Countless students have benefited from her generosity through scholarships and other endowments she left to the College. Even our charter class bears her influence; her daughter Jean Stevenson was a graduate in that group. Mrs. Cook was a descendant of Clarence W. Barron, the founder of Barron’s Financial Daily. She used her connections with The Wall Street Journal to advance the College’s mission and leadership. On April 25, 1988, the Florida Legislature passed a resolution officially naming our library in honor of Jane Bancroft Cook.
Stop 1: Historic Mansions
Stop 2: Campus & Facilities
Stop 3: Natural Science Facilities
Stop 4: Recreation
Stop 5: Housing Stop 6: Music & Fine Arts Stop 7: Library Stop 8: Classrooms
Stop 9: Sarasota-Bradenton Stop 10: Student Life Stop 11: Dining Return to Campus Tour >>
Stop 5: Housing Stop 6: Music & Fine Arts Stop 7: Library Stop 8: Classrooms
Stop 9: Sarasota-Bradenton Stop 10: Student Life Stop 11: Dining Return to Campus Tour >>
