Technical Information

a floor area (24-35)
24 Total gross floor area 15202 sq. metres [library building]
divided into
25 Open access services 3163 sq. metres
special rooms for (26-29)
26 Audiovisual
27 Computers
28 Special collections
29 Seminar room(s) 116 sq. metres
special activities (30-32)
30 Exhibition space
31 Lecture hall 338 sq. metres
32 Public refreshments 240 sq. metres
33 Administration and staff areas 867 sq. metres
34 Closed access stacks 2261 sq. metres
35 Circulations areas (corridors, stairs, lifts), toilets, technical rooms, etc. 8217 sq. metres
36 Further information 5 floors + 1 underground parking lot
37 Number of reader seats (total) 230
divided into
38 Audiovisual 10
39 Computers 67
40 Seminar room(s) 50
41 Regular 133
b total potential capacity of shelving
42 Books and periodicals (total) 20113 linear metres
including
43 Open access stacks 5682 linear metres
44 Closed access stacks 14431 linear metres
45 Compact shelving 12366 linear metres [included in 44]
46 Audiovisual materials 99 linear metres
47 Other 166 linear metres
48 Number of staff required to operate the new library 58
c mechanical features
49 Ventilation/Air Conditioning combination of air conditioning and ventilation (opening of windows stops the air conditioning)
50 Heating forced hot air
51 Lighting fluorescent tubes; open access stacks, readers places, offices – 500 lux
52 Acoustics acoustic boards in lecture halls and café
53 Lifts, elevators, escalators 2 passenger elevators – public, 1 passenger/freight elevator – staff only, 2 book elevators – staff only
54 Book transportation system 2 book elevators + book trolleys
55 Theft detection RFID (borrowable books); RFID + EM (in-house used books and periodicals)
56 Building management system yes
57 Type of IT infrastructure LAN CAT6, 1GBps
58 Other