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This innovative technology was adapted from the automotive industry's application for warehousing and retrieving small components. It allows higher density storage resulting in a significantly smaller footprint and a more affordable project cost. Around 80% of the physical collection is stored in the
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Macquarie University Library was the first University in Australia to install an Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) in its Library. The ASRS consists of an environmentally controlled vault with metal bins storing the items. Robotic cranes retrieve an item on request and deliver the item to
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is the largest academic library in Northern Sydney. The library holds over 1.8 million print and electronic items, including books, journals, newspapers, reports, conference proceedings, working papers, maps, Macquarie postgraduate theses, computer software, multimedia, microfilm, microfiche and
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The new Library building was opened on 25 July 2011, and was assigned building number C3C. It provides a 21st-century learning and research environment that facilitates vital interactions between people and knowledge.
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the service desk for collection. The retrieval process takes just a few minutes and helps increase the use of the print collection by making access more convenient.
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Another special feature in the Library is the Lachlan and Elizabeth Macquarie Room, which provides a historical link between Macquarie University and its namesake,
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The library provides access to over 600 databases; 500,000 e-books; more than 69,000 electronic journals; books, printed resources and multimedia via MultiSearch.
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The Room is of the original ground floor parlour room from Lachlan and Elizabeth Macquarie's home on the
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The new Library has over 2500 seats for group and individual study and more than 200 PCs for students.
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Opened in 1967, Macquarie University's original Library was a classic example of
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