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MLAC Facility & Environment

MLAC: a "building inside a building" MLAC is located in one of two caverns located 85 feet under the Elmer L. Andersen Library on the West Bank Campus of the University of Minnesota.

  • MLAC opened in January 2000.
  • Estimated capacity is 1.4 million volumes.
  • Current deposits are 1.1 million volumes on deposit from 16 Minnesota Libraries.
  • The temperature is maintained at 60 degrees Fahrenheit (+- 2.5 degrees).
  • Relative humidity is maintained at 50% (+- 4%).

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