The maps show a university library in 2005 and the same library today. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.

The given maps compare the layout of a university

library

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in 2005 with its

present day

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present-day layout

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, the university

library

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had been

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developed with the introduction of several new facilities. In 2005, the

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was

centered

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centred

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around a large book borrowing and returns desk, with three large study tables situated in the middle of the room. There were bookshelves along the northern, western, and southern walls. On the eastern side, there were

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with computers for students to use.

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, a

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office was located in the bottom right corner of the building. Today, the bookshelves on the western wall were replaced by automated book borrowing and return machines, which resulted in the disappearance of the large central desk.

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the bookshelves on the northern wall remained intact, the shelves on the southern wall had gone and in their place were

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for student laptops.

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, the

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for

students

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students'

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laptops were now on

eastern

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the eastern

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side of the map, which was previously occupied by

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library

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the library

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and

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with computers. In the

center

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centre

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, the large tables were removed to make place for many private study

desks

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