Ferris State University Library for Information, Technology and Education (FLITE).
FLITE dedication. September 24, 2001.

  • 173,484 gross square feet, about the size of three football fields
  • A 92 8 limestone wall as the main campus identifier with back-lighted 5 uppercase aluminum letters and the University seal measuring 11 2 in diameter
  • A 108 brick tower 
  • A triangular skylight 15 wide at its base, approximately 14 high; and 168 long, or about half the length of a football field
  • An atrium between the first and second floors that overlooks the Information Commons and has a ceiling height of 26; four laps around the atrium equals about one mile
  • A 24 wide bridge spans the atrium on the 4th floor and serves as a reception area for the Center for Teaching, Learning and Faculty Development and FLITEs administrative offices
  • 60 study rooms for private or group study, 10 seminar rooms, two multimedia labs, an adaptive technologies lab, a distance learning room, a darkroom, and a graphics studio
  • 300 networked computers with Internet access and 1,200 installed computer jacks with 586 currently live
  • Electronic databases, microfiche readers and printers, fax machines, color and black & white printing
  • Capacity of 440,000 print materials
  • Placement of art is underway; 52 prints from a collection donated by Canadian citizens have been framed; plans for a sculpture are being discussed; a 130 x 10 mural for the Extended Study Area has been commissioned.


















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