Technical Information

a floor area (24-35)
24 Total gross floor area 13000 sq. metres
divided into
25 Open access services 7000 sq. metres [All library service areas accesible to library users.]
special rooms for (26-29)
26 Audiovisual
27 Computers Open access computers included in 25
Computer training rooms inlcuded in 29
28 Special collections
29 Seminar room(s) 335 sq. metres [2 multi-purpose seminar rooms
1 IT training room
7 Bookable Group Study Rooms
3 Small meeting rooms (1-3 people)]
special activities (30-32)
30 Exhibition space 170 sq. metres
31 Lecture hall 680 sq. metres
32 Public refreshments 225 sq. metres
33 Administration and staff areas 1725 sq. metres
34 Closed access stacks
35 Circulations areas (corridors, stairs, lifts), toilets, technical rooms, etc.
36 Further information Building on 4 levels, with stair and lift access to all floors.
37 Number of reader seats (total) 600
divided into
38 Audiovisual
39 Computers 260 [In addtion there are 220 "i-borrow" netbooks for use within the building]
40 Seminar room(s) 100
41 Regular 240 [Wide mix of formal, semi-formal and social seating spaces throughout the building.]
b total potential capacity of shelving
42 Books and periodicals (total) 8925 linear metres
including
43 Open access stacks 8650 linear metres
44 Closed access stacks 275 linear metres
45 Compact shelving 5575 linear metres [5300 open access in 43
275 closed access in 44]
46 Audiovisual materials
47 Other 15 linear metres [Current newspapers]
48 Number of staff required to operate the new library 35
c mechanical features
49 Ventilation/Air Conditioning
50 Heating
51 Lighting
52 Acoustics
53 Lifts, elevators, escalators
54 Book transportation system
55 Theft detection
56 Building management system
57 Type of IT infrastructure
58 Other