Technical Information

a floor area (24-35)
24 Total gross floor area The whole building 24,449 m² (library and business premises included), Library premises only 17,165 m².
divided into
25 Open access services 10130 sq. metres [of which 308 m² in 12 reading rooms]
special rooms for (26-29)
26 Audiovisual 10 sq. metres [one room]
27 Computers 164 sq. metres [three rooms with integral computers]
28 Special collections see 34
29 Seminar room(s) 186 sq. metres [13 rooms; of which 11 rooms with self-service reserving via internet (university students and staff only)]
special activities (30-32)
30 Exhibition space 56 sq. metres
31 Lecture hall None
32 Public refreshments 15 m² in library premises, 246 m² in business premises
33 Administration and staff areas 2304 sq. metres [includes offices, meeting rooms, staff-only refreshment premises, and storages]
34 Closed access stacks 709 sq. metres
35 Circulations areas (corridors, stairs, lifts), toilets, technical rooms, etc. 3591 sq. metres [library premises only]
36 Further information 11 floors, 8,5 of which comprise library premises, and 2,5 business premises
37 Number of reader seats (total) 939
divided into
38 Audiovisual 2
39 Computers 81 [of which 28 places in open access areas]
40 Seminar room(s) 856 [of which 121 places in reading rooms and seminar rooms]
41 Regular
b total potential capacity of shelving
42 Books and periodicals (total) 1500000 volumes [printed books and periodicals]
including
43 Open access stacks 33628 volumes
44 Closed access stacks 16823 volumes [included 43 and 44]
45 Compact shelving
46 Audiovisual materials
47 Other
48 Number of staff required to operate the new library 83 [83,5]
c mechanical features
49 Ventilation/Air Conditioning Air conditioning with cooling
50 Heating Central heating system with automatic control. Hot-water heating (radiators)
51 Lighting Ceiling lighting, some of the reading places with individual lighting
52 Acoustics Acoustic paneling on the ceilings
53 Lifts, elevators, escalators 3 lifts + 2 lifts for the staff
54 Book transportation system Book drop machine, sorter (28 vans)
55 Theft detection RFID
56 Building management system
57 Type of IT infrastructure All building wireless enabled
58 Other