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The Montgomery County Center
About the CampusLocated in the heart of one of the nation's leading biotechnology clusters, the Montgomery County Campus at the Shady Grove Life Sciences Center is the result of a cooperative effort involving Johns Hopkins, the Montgomery County government, and many of the Technology Council firms in the I-270 corridor. Since opening for classes in 1988, the campus has become a major educational resource for Montgomery County and the surrounding Washington, DC, area. Facilities and services include 40 classrooms, a state-of-the-art teaching wet lab, six computer labs, a library with electronic search capabilities, a 300-seat auditorium, 150-seat presentation room, faculty and student lounges, bookstore, vending areas, and CJ's Café. The success of the programs offered at the Montgomery County Campus by four Johns Hopkins divisions has resulted in the construction of the Academic and Research Building, opened in January 2000. Additionally, Building III opened in 2004, and is the location for the Advanced Academic Programs administrative offices, advising, dedicated computer lab and teaching wet lab. Library ServicesThe Montgomery County Campus Library maintains a reference and circulating collection of materials for use by campus faculty and students. Subject areas in the collection include the biosciences, environmental sciences, and social sciences. Interlibrary loan service permits students to obtain journals and books not available at the Montgomery County Campus Library. Lexis-Nexis Universe, Horizon WebPac (an online catalog searching tool), and a variety of bibliographic databases are accessible through workstations in the library. These services are also available in the open computer lab for students. To borrow materials, students must present their Johns Hopkins University JCard at the circulation desk. The library is open from noon to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, noon to 6:00pm Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday year-round. The library is closed on Sundays. For more information on using the library system visit Using Johns Hopkins Libraries. ComputersComputer facilities at the Montgomery County Campus include workstations and personal computers. In addition, students have access via high-speed data links to UNIX servers at Homewood. Open student computer lab hours are posted at http://www.jhu.edu/mcc/admin/computerlabs.htm. BookstoreTextbooks for courses at the Montgomery County Campus are available from Reiter's Books before and during the first two weeks of classes. Reiter's at Montgomery is open Monday-Thursday, noon to 7:30 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with additional hours at the beginning of the semester. Books can be purchased online at www.jhutextbooks.com. You can reach the bookstore on the campus by calling 301-294-7150. Online library resources are also available to current students. Food and RefreshmentsFood For Thought Café, located in the Academic and Research Building, serves sandwiches, soups, and fruits in the early evening hours Monday through Thursday and Friday 9a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Other buildings have snack vending and refreshment machines. There are student and faculty lounges in all buildings. Security ServicesThe Montgomery County Campus has a security presence in all buildings and a security car used to patrol parking areas. In ParkingFree parking permits are issued at the front desk of the Central Building upon receipt of the vehicle registration form. Those who need a valid parking permit may obtain it year round. DirectionsFrom Baltimore (via major arteries): Take Beltway (I-695) to I-95 south. Continue toward Washington on 95 to the Capital Beltway (I-495). Take 495 west to I-270. From 270 north, take the Shady Grove exit. Once on the exit ramp, stay in the left lane. At the light make a left onto Shady Grove Road. Proceed approximately .6 miles to Key West Avenue. Turn right at Key West Avenue and follow to first intersection. Make a left on Medical Center Drive. The Montgomery County Center is on the right at 9601 Medical Center Drive. From Interstate 70 (I-70): Take I-70 west to Md. Route 97 (Georgia Avenue). Turn left on Md. Route 97. Go south on Md. Route 97 to Norbeck Road (Md. Route 28). Turn right onto Norbeck Road. Continue west on Norbeck Road about 3.3 miles to East Gude Drive. Turn right onto East Gude Drive and proceed 4.3 miles across Rockville Pike (Md. Route 355) and Piccard Drive to Shady Grove Road. Cross Shady Grove Road onto Key West Avenue, stay to the right, and proceed about .3 miles to the first intersection. Make a left onto Medical Center Drive. The Montgomery County Center is on the right at 9601 Medical Center Drive. From Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia: Take the Beltway (I-495) to I-270 north, take the Shady Grove exit. Once on the exit ramp, stay in the left lane. At the light make a left onto Shady Grove Road. Proceed approximately .6 miles to Key West Avenue. Turn right at Key West Avenue and follow to first intersection. Make a left on Medical Center Drive. The Montgomery County Center is on the right at 9601 Medical Center Drive.
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