The electronic publishing revolution has increased library space needs rather than reducing them at present, and into the foreseeable future, students and faculty members need computer terminals as well as printed materials. The M. D. Anderson Library presently provides study space for only 3 percent of the students, in contrast to the national standard of 15 percent. Actually, to achieve comparability with our closest peer, Texas Tech, we would need to add 60 staff members. Labs Current Problems and Priorities Wet lab facilities at the University of Houston are in serious need of upgrading and repair. Inadequate biology and chemistry lab facilities are an impediment to instruction and research.
Safety is also an important consideration.
The Chemistry Department labs are housed in the Fleming building. Chemistry also teaches about 7000 lower division student credit hours each semester. Chemistry teaching facilities in the basement of the Fleming Building have been partially remodeled. Tabletops have been replaced and safety equipment, such as eye wash stations and fume hoods, repaired. There are however still serious problems with Fleming.