David W. Mullins Library - University of Arkansas - Fayetteville AR - Libraries on Waymarking.com

"After Old Main was completed in 1875, a library was installed on the second floor. Open less than two hours daily, with a student librarian in charge, the library then had an annual book budget of $800.

The University built its first library building, Vol Walker Hall, with a Federal Public Works Project grant.
By the mid-1960s the University had outgrown Vol Walker Hall, and again a federal grant facilitated the construction of a new library, completed in 1968 and named after University President David W. Mullins upon his retirement in 1974.

An east addition, with its classical façade opening toward Vol Walker and Old Main, was completed in 1997 with state bond money. Furnishings for the addition, including the Helen Robson Walton Reading Room and the Lindley and Kaneaster Hodges Reading Room, were provided by a gift from the Walton Charitable Support Foundation.

In the years since Frank Broyles led the “Campaign for Books” for the University Libraries in 1982, rapid changes in technology have placed new demands on how libraries meet the needs of students, faculty, and the community. Immediate electronic access to databases containing digital images and files has now become the way students, faculty, and other researchers routinely do business.

To boost the Libraries' offerings of electronic resources, the Walton Charitable Support Foundation contributed a grant to the Libraries in 1997 to launch the Electronic Full-Text Project, which provided funds for acquiring full-text electronic resources to support a wide range of academic programs and disciplines."

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Classification of Library: Academic Library (Student, Alumni or Faculty) Internet access available: Yes - Your Laptop: Free Additional Internet Connection Options: Wireless networks available on campus include: UA Wireless Open to anyone after inputting a valid email address (does not have to be a uark.edu email address). This connection is the default service that your device will usually attempt to access first. The UA Wireless service allows most web browsing activities. UA Wireless does not support some library services, such as Find it! or Index Arkansas. May not support some specialized services such as SSH, FTP, etc UA Secure Open only to to current UARK students, faculty, and staff with their UARK username and password. Provides improved security and protection for users and the university, as well as unlimited access to online services. Read the connection instructions for UA Secure. eduroam New! The University of Arkansas is an eduroam member, providing secure wireless access to visitors from participating institutions, as well as making wireless access available to UARK users when traveling to participating institutions. - above text from http://libinfo.uark.edu/access/oncampus.asp#wireless Hours of Operation: Different sections of the library have seperate hours of operation. A dynamic schedule is available online here - http://libinfo.uark.edu/hours/ Approximate date of opening.: 01/01/1968 Library Website: [Web Link]

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