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Archibald S. Alexander Library is the oldest and main university library for Rutgers University, located on its New Brunswick campus. It houses an extensive humanities and social science collection〔(Library Facts and Figures ) Accessed 15 September 2014〕〔(Archibald S. Alexander Library Collection Description ) Accessed January 10, 2007〕 and also supports the work of faculty and staff at four professional schools: the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, the Graduate School of Education, the Graduate School of Social Work, and the School of Communication and Information. In addition, Alexander supports major interdisciplinary programs in African studies, Latin American studies, medieval studies, and South Asian Studies. The Alexander Library is also a Federal Depository Library, maintaining a large collection of government documents, which contains United States, New Jersey, foreign, and international government publications.〔 The library is named after Archibald S. Alexander, an American lawyer, civil servant, and politician who was for several years on the university's Board of Trustees. ==History== Construction for the library begin in 1953. The building was originally designed to house one-half million books and 12,000 people. Alexander became the main library of Rutgers University when it opened in 1956, replacing Voorhees Hall.〔Perrone, Fernanda. ("Voorhees Hall: Rutgers' First Modern Library" ) in ''Journal of the Rutgers University Libraries'', Volume 61 (2005), 1-27.〕 The library was awarded $16 million in funds for renovations and expansion in 1988.〔 The Scholarly Communication Center (SCC) was one of the additions made from this project.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/scc )〕 Rutgers librarians created the initial concept for the SCC. From 2011 to 2013, the library housed the a cafe known as the "Scarlet Latte Cafe". The cafe closed due to low sales and was replaced by vending machines for food and drinks. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Archibald S. Alexander Library」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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