- A) General Information
- B) The New Building
- C) Technical Information
- D) Schedule Of The Building Process
- E) Costs (Including Taxes)
- F) Publications & Awards
- G) Plans & Photos



General Information
a | name and address | |
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1 | Type of library | university, public |
2 | Name of library / Name of mother institution | The Hive / University of Worcester |
3 | Address | The Hive, Sawmill Walk, The Butts, Worcester WR1 3PB |
4 | Phone / Fax / Email |
01905 822866 N/A hiveadminteam@worcestershire.gov.uk ((General Enquiries): hiveadminteam@worcestershire.gov.uk, (Booking Enquiries): bookings@thehiveworcester.org) |
5 | Name of the director of the library | Anne Hannaford, Director of Information and Learning Services, Judith Keene, University Librarian and Assistant Director of Information and Learning Services, Janine Downes, Hive Library Manager |
6 | Contact person for enquiries |
Anne Hannaford, Director of Information and Learning Services a.hannaford@worc.ac.uk |
b | population served | |
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7 | Current readership, number of registered readers | 23334 [as up until 20th November 2013] |
8 | Number of full time students | 8102 |
9 | Number of part time students | 1789 |
10 | Number of staff in institution | 1784 [including hourly paid teaching staff, temp staff, and student temps] |
c | the old/original building(s) | |
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11 | Total floor area | 2960 sq. metres |
12 | Number of reader seats | 537 |
13 | Total capacity of shelving | 4774 linear metres [approx. 150,000 volumes] |
14 | …in open access storage | 3516 linear metres |
15 | …in closed access stacks | 1248 linear metres |
16 | Number of library staff | 49 [48.91 FTE] |
17 | Opening hours to the public | 86.5 days per week (Term), 42 days per week (Vacation) |