Joseph S. Stauffer Library Type social science and humanities academic library of Queen's University Established 1994 Criteria for collection research publications Website Stauffer Library
One portion of Stauffer Library's interior helical staircase
Joseph S. Stauffer Library or Stauffer is the main social science and humanities library of Queen's University in Kingston , Ontario , Canada. Construction was completed in 1994 at a cost of C$42 million, funded partially by the Ontario government and the Joseph S. Stauffer Foundation.
The library is the largest building on the university campus, with Postmodern architecture referencing the Neo-Gothic style by architecture firm Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects (KPMB) . It won the 1997 Governor General's Award for Architecture.
The library features include:
Adaptive Technology Centre
Art Collection
MADGIC-Maps, Data and Government Information Centre
Map and Air Photo Collection
Social Science Data Centre
Wallach-Groome Sustainability Centre
Partnerships and collaboration
The Queens University Library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries , Canadian Association of Research Libraries , and the Ontario Council of University Libraries . The Queens University Library is a contributor to the Open Content Alliance
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