Technical Information

a floor area (24-35)
24 Total gross floor area 5 650 m²
divided into
25 Open access services 2 950 m²
special rooms for (26-29)
26 Audiovisual 59 m²
27 Computers 111 m²
28 Special collections 137 m²
29 Seminar room(s) 0
special activities (30-32)
30 Exhibition space 584 m²
31 Lecture hall 0
32 Public refreshments 24 m²
33 Administration and staff areas 267 m²
34 Closed access stacks 811 m²
35 Circulations areas (corridors, stairs, lifts), toilets, technical rooms, etc. 285 m²
36 Further information 3 levels
37 Number of reader seats (total) 500
divided into
38 Audiovisual 40
39 Computers 60
40 Seminar room(s) 30
41 Regular 370
b total potential capacity of shelving
42 Books and periodicals (total) 750 000 volumes
including
43 Open access stacks 175 000 volumes
44 Closed access stacks 575 000 volumes
45 Compact shelving included in 43 (all closed access stacs are equipped with compact shelves)
46 Audiovisual materials 5 000
47 Other 0
48 Number of staff required to operate the new library 36
c mechanical features
49 Ventilation/Air Conditioning Air conditioning with cooling
50 Heating Central heating system with automatic control
51 Lighting General lighting combined with special lighting on each desk. The bright sunlight is reduced by the louvers in the windows.
52 Acoustics The noise is minimized by using sound baffle panels around the copy machines and printers.
53 Lifts, elevators, escalators 3 elevators (1 for public, 1 for staff, 1 for books)
54 Book transportation system none
55 Theft detection RFID tags for books in open stacks
56 Building management system Full-computerised house control
57 Type of IT infrastructure LAN (1 Gb)
WiFi available everywhere
58 Other RFID technology for self-services (check-in/check-out) and returned books sorting card operated access control system