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Social
Humans are social beings, and libraries provide a context for interaction. Libraries must be a venue for intellectual and social engagement, and for working with printed books or digital archives.
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Sustainable
Sustaining the physical and emotional well-being of students, who may spend marathon hours in intense study, is essential to the mission of the library.
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