[1] The four-storey building contains 308 personal computers alongside countless books and online catalogues that cater mainly to the students of the Faculties of Science, Engineering and Technology and Education, Health and Community.

[3][4] Wi-Fi is available throughout the complex, which can be entered by scanning a relevant student ID card by the ground floor turnstiles.

The library was described to be a great success for the university and its students, leading to the decision to construct another LRC near LJMU's City Campus, with the initial proposal made in early 1992, and after governors considered the financing of the project, the LRC's relationship with the capital development programme, and the estates strategy, the proposal was clarified in the Strategic Plan 1992-1996 (Liverpool John Moores University, 1993).

The Humanities Library, covering 1,660 square metres (17,900 sq ft), served the Division of Education, Health and Social Sciences.

The other LRC, Avril Robarts replaced, was the engineering and science "library", containing 110 PCs in a mix of two teaching rooms and an open space area.

The nearby car park, located next to the building, on the intersection of Tithebarn Street, and Vauxhall Road, was considered.

[7] The architects Austin-Smith:Lord, the mechanical and electrical consultants Ernest Griffith and Son, and quantity surveyor Gleeds, and structural engineers and planning supervisors Wright Mottershaw, were appointed for the project.

The total budget for the project was set to £8,700,000 including, construction, professional fees, and acquisition of the site.

Wright Mottershaw were the planning supervisors for the project under the construction (design and management) regulations.

The building also hosts the university's School of Health, a 200-seat Stanton Fuller lecture theatre, and a cafe.

The library supports the: Faculty of Engineering and Technology, which includes the following departments: Faculty of Science, which includes the following schools: Students must have their ID cards to access the building (by-passing turnstiles) and accessing id-locked services.