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In reality, the "missing" third floor is actually the open/outside forum. There is no other third floor, blocked off or otherwise. It is simply reinforced concrete and an emergency exit that helps students from the 4-8 floors get out without having to go to the second floor.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://libraries.ucsd.edu/services/legends.htm#third |title = Geisel Library: Urban Legends |access-date = 2007-07-18 |author = Barbara Henderson |author2 = Charles (Bud) Stern |work = About the Libraries |publisher = UCSD Libraries |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070707102135/http://libraries.ucsd.edu/services/legends.htm#third |archive-date = 2007-07-07}}</ref> The "third floor" is actually two separate levels. The third floor landings in the public stairwells open to the concrete platform outside the library, which was originally intended to be used for sculpture displays, acoustic music, impromptu outdoor conversations, an open public meeting area and poetry readings.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://libraries.ucsd.edu/speccoll/DigitalArchives/z679_2u54w7_1969/z679_2_u54-w7-1969.pd |title = Central Library: University of California at San Diego |access-date = 2013-07-03 |author = William L. Pereira and Associates |work = The Working Plan for the Central Library P.45 |date = August 1969}}</ref>
Potential theft of library materials and the risks attributed to the potential theft of UC San Diego's rare private collections of literature and art caused the doors to third floor to be protected, to be used only in emergencies or by building personnel to conduct the transfer of equipment to the central core directly to avoid disrupting library operations. The "second" third floor's landing is numbered as floor "3.5" and consists of utility connections and wiring to the upper levels. There are no accessways beyond the stairwell doors of floor 3.5; they are locked utility rooms, essentially for maintenance and repair.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://libraries.ucsd.edu/speccoll/DigitalArchives/z679_2u54w7_1969/z679_2_u54-w7-1969.pdf |title = Central Library: University of California at San Diego |access-date = 2013-07-03 |author = William L. Pereira and Associates |work = The Working Plan for the Central Library P.53 |date = August 1969}}</ref>
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