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Building Floorplans and Room Information

As one of the newest facilities on the Valpo campus, this building provides students with access to traditional library services and the modern technology associated with electronic information retrieval in one of the University's largest and most beautiful buildings. The Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources is a four-story, 115,000-square-foot building constructed as part of a $33 million project that included creation of a new campus entrance off U.S. Route 30 and a new parking area. The architectural firm of Esherick, Homsey, Dodge and Davis of Chicago designed the building. Pepper Construction Co. of Indianapolis supervised construction.

Online Picture Tour

To look at floorplans with pop up pictures of the The Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources, go to http://www.valpo.edu/facilities/christophercenter.

ASRS Movie

If you would like to see how our Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) works, we have an online movie (3 minutes 16 seconds) which shows the ASRS in motion. Windows Media Player (or other similar software) is required to view this movie.To view the movie, go to http://library.valpo.edu/circ/ASRS_Video.mpg.

Floorplans

First Floor
  • East entrance, ground level
  • Book drop next to entrance
  • Media/IT Help Desk
  • 100a: Academic Success Center
  • 100b, 110, 110b, 162, 164: IT Offices
  • 100, 110a: Writing Center, computer workstations
  • 166, 166a: Instructional Design and Faculty Consulting
  • Grinders Cafe, vending
  • Copiers, coin-op lockers, restrooms
  • Library Metadata Services

  • Media Collection, Services (161-166)
  • Meadow Reading Room, current newspapers
First Floor
Second Floor

  • 240: Circulation Desk, Services
  • 250: One-Card Office
  • 251: Microforms Room, copiers
  • 261a, 261b: Training Rooms
  • Research Desk, Services, and Collection

  • Map Collection
  • 262: Interlibrary Loan Services
  • 263-268: Librarians' Offices
  • Current Journals (call number order; unbound issues)
  • Government Documents
Second Floor
Third Floor
  • 300-301: University Archives, Rare Books
  • Copiers, restrooms
  • 320: Reading Lounge
  • Book Collection: A - L

  • 360-367: Collaboration and Group Study Rooms (first-come, first-served basis)
  • 368: Conference Room
Third Floor
Fourth Floor
  • 400: Faculty Study, Teaching Resource Center, Lab
  • 410: Library Services and IT Administration
  • Copiers, restrooms
  • 420: Reading Lounge
  • Book Collection: M - Z
  • 460-467: Collaboration and Group Study Rooms (first-come, first-served basis)
  • 468: Conference Room
  • Outdoor Terrace
Fourth Floor

All floorplans: © 2003 Carol Naughton + Associates, Inc.

compassChristopher Center for Library and Information Resources: Building Location

Located in the heart of campus next to the Valparaiso University Chapel, the main entrance to the Christopher Center opens onto Campus Drive (second floor) with a first floor entrance available on the east (Chapel) side of the building. Check the campus map for further details.

Book drops are available next to the first floor entrance (Chapel side), the staff entrance (area west of the building), and inside at both the Circulation Desk (second floor) and Media/IT Help Desk (first floor).

Parking is available for staff and visitors in Lot 20 that lies to the south of the building. Entrance to the parking area is through the campus' main entrance from Highway 30. Handicapped parking is available in this parking lot as well as in front of the building just across the street. Student commuter parking is available near the Christopher Center in Lots (15 & 16).

After checking the resources listed above, call Library Services at 464-5500 if you still have questions.