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WSU Tri-Cities' Consolidated Information Center
was built for the people of this region to not
only provide easier access to a vast library
collection, but also as a catalyst to boost
the local economy.
The CIC houses the Consolidated Library that
includes the combined collections of the WSU
Tri-Cities Max Benitz Library and the Hanford
Technical Library. The Hanford Technical
Library is managed by the Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory (PNNL), under contract with
the U.S. Department of Energy. The DOE
Public Reading Room, also managed by PNNL,
is part of the Consolidated Library.
Business
LINKS business assistance center, classrooms,
a museum and exhibit space are also all located
in the CIC Building.
The CIC also has a Natural
History Museum containing collections that
include fossil wood, the flora and fauna from
this area, an extensive rock and minerals collection
as well as the widely recognized,
and on-line accessible, Archerd
Shell Collection.
.The CIC assists in
Hanford site remediation by providing easy access
to WSU and Hanford Technical Library resources.
Its classrooms have state-of-the-art telecommunications
capabilities. In addition, the Business LINKS
center provides the region with a comprehensive
business and entrepreneurial marketing and referral
services.
QUICK FACTS
- CIC Opened: June 1997
- Area: 70,000 sq. ft.
- Funding: State of Washington and the U.
S. Department of Energy
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