Technical Information

a floor area (24-35)
24 Total gross floor area 16000 sq. metres
divided into
25 Open access services 12000 sq. metres
special rooms for (26-29)
26 Audiovisual
27 Computers
28 Special collections 445 sq. metres
29 Seminar room(s) 215 sq. metres
special activities (30-32)
30 Exhibition space 300 sq. metres [Approx. 300 square metres; 20 showcases - some in historic areas and some in new-build; various exhibition spaces in new-build.]
31 Lecture hall 692 sq. metres [Flexible space also used as a children's library]
32 Public refreshments 208 sq. metres [Café run by third party operator]
33 Administration and staff areas 520 sq. metres [Mezzanine floor]
34 Closed access stacks 1930s library stack refurbished = 1,100 square metres, and new state of the art repository built to meet CHYBÍ!!!
35 Circulations areas (corridors, stairs, lifts), toilets, technical rooms, etc.
36 Further information 4 floors
37 Number of reader seats (total) 500
divided into
38 Audiovisual
39 Computers 160
40 Seminar room(s) see 29
41 Regular
b total potential capacity of shelving
42 Books and periodicals (total) 35000 linear metres [includes archives]
including
43 Open access stacks 10000 linear metres
44 Closed access stacks 25000 linear metres
45 Compact shelving 17000 linear metres [included in 44]
46 Audiovisual materials 300 linear metres
47 Other
48 Number of staff required to operate the new library 38
c mechanical features
49 Ventilation/Air Conditioning
50 Heating
51 Lighting
52 Acoustics
53 Lifts, elevators, escalators Escalator, two passenger lifts and four staff lifts
54 Book transportation system Trolleys
55 Theft detection CCTV and book tags (3M system)
56 Building management system
57 Type of IT infrastructure Category 6A cabling plus Wi-Fi
58 Other