| a | name and address | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Type of library | university [University Library] |
| 2 | Name of library / Name of mother institution | Tilburg University Library / Tilburg University |
| 3 | Address | Warandelaan 2 5037 AB TilburgThe Netherlands |
| 4 | Phone / Fax / Email |
(+31 (0)13-466 3111(Mo-Fri): Library Service Desk +31 (0)13-466 2121 (Mo-Fri): Secretary E-mail: see nr. 6 Mrs. Ine Appels) |
| 5 | Name of the director of the library | Mr. ir. M.J. (Marc) van den Berg |
| 6 | Contact person for enquiries |
(Mrs. C.A.G.M. (Ine) Appels Head of Department: Communication and Secretariat. E-mail: c.a.g.m.appels@uvt.nl) |
| b | population served | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Current readership, number of registered readers | Active borrowers: 32 973, all registered borrowers: 53 441 |
| 8 | Number of full time students | Including part time students: 13 153 students, 1 050 international students, 354 PhD students |
| 9 | Number of part time students | See nr. 8 |
| 10 | Number of staff in institution | About 2 000 |
| c | the old/original building(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Total floor area | 880 m² including closed stacks, closed stack alone 105 m² |
| 12 | Number of reader seats | 948 |
| 13 | Total capacity of shelving | see part C.b) 42. - The number of volumes in the library before the renovation is unknown, but it was much higher than the current numbers. The collection underwent thinning. |
| 14 | …in open access storage | see part C.b) 43. - The number of volumes in the library before the renovation is unknown, but it was much higher than the current numbers. The collection underwent thinning. |
| 15 | …in closed access stacks | see part C.b) 44. - The number of volumes in the library before the renovation is unknown, but it was much higher than the current numbers. The collection underwent thinning. |
| 16 | Number of library staff | Total 54,9 FTE (not all of them are working in the library building) |
| 17 | Opening hours to the public | Monday – Friday: 08:00-23:00hrs (about 3900hours per year) Saturdays – Sunday: 10:00 – 18:00 hrs (about 832 per year) Average 361 days per year. Total hours of opening: about: 4732. |
| a | architect(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Firm | Merkx+Girod Architects, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, www.merkx-girod.nl |
| 19 | Project Architect | |
| 20 | Type of project |
| b | aims of the new building | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Short description of the main objectives and purposes of the project | A new layout with new facilities in relation to educational support. More library materials in closed stacks. An open and inviting building adapted to the present: an attractive place to study and work. Adapted to rapidly changing requirements, allowing flexibility in the establishment, easily redesign, is the goal. Specialty rooms for students and staff members to experience new AV-materials etc, a special open workspace for staff members. Bright and light. |
| c | special features | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Site | The library is located in the center of the campus. |
| 23 | Architecture | - rectangular plan - 3 levels, entrance on the 1st floor - the floors are enclosed by concrete panels with a regular series of windows. - blinds attached to the facade |
| 24 | Total gross floor area | 880 m² including closed stacks, closed stack alone 105 m² |
| divided into | ||
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Open access services | not specified |
| special rooms for (26-29) | ||
| 26 | Audiovisual | A viewing and editing room on level 1. |
| 27 | Computers | |
| 28 | Special collections | In a specially secured and climate-controlled area are old prints, topographical maps and old manuscripts. |
| 29 | Seminar room(s) | Teaching room on level 1. |
| special activities (30-32) | ||
| 30 | Exhibition space | 2 display cases of glass: on level 0 and 1. |
| 31 | Lecture hall | 1 Instruction-room on level 1. |
| 32 | Public refreshments | 1 study cafe on level 1. |
| 33 | Administration and staff areas | On all levels: special and open staff areas with pantry and meetingrooms. Flexible workplaces: employees use a laptop. Note: Not every staff member works in the library building. The secretariat, the communications department etc. are housed elsewhere on campus. |
| 34 | Closed access stacks | Situated on level 0 with 2 entrances. Only accessible by staff. |
| 35 | Circulations areas (corridors, stairs, lifts), toilets, technical rooms, etc. | not specified |
| 36 | Further information | 3 levels |
| 37 | Number of reader seats (total) | 948 divided into: Silent area: 244 computers (48 with laptop holder), 210 places for group work: 2 - 8 people, 494 individual study places with computers |
| divided into | ||
| 38 | Audiovisual | A viewing and editing Room on level 1. |
| 39 | Computers | see nr. 37 |
| 40 | Seminar room(s) | 1 instruction-room on level 1. |
| 41 | Regular | see nr. 37 |
| b | total potential capacity of shelving | |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Books and periodicals (total) | 566 815 volumes |
| including | ||
| 43 | Open access stacks | 115 890 volumes (A journal is counted as 1 title, but may consist of multiple physical copies.) |
| 44 | Closed access stacks | 450 925 volumes, elsewhere on campus: about: 373 350 volumes |
| 45 | Compact shelving | Not specified |
| 46 | Audiovisual materials | Not specified |
| 47 | Other | see nr. 28 |
| 48 | Number of staff required to operate the new library | Not specified for the library. For the total see nr. 16 |
| c | mechanical features | |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | Ventilation/Air Conditioning | Air Conditioning |
| 50 | Heating | District heating (Gas) |
| 51 | Lighting | offices, meeting rooms, student area, study cafe: in Es (lux): 450 walking areas, restrooms, closed stacks: in Es (lux): 200 Energy saving. In the offices, meeting rooms, instruction rooms: the lights react to movement. If no one is in this room, the light goes off automatically. |
| 52 | Acoustics | Based on the legal requirements, acoustic energy is applied. Measures have been taken by: (1) Description of separation: walls between office rooms / study workplaces, walls between the office / workplace study and meeting space, walls between meeting rooms, walls with a door between the office room / study and work progress, walls with a door between meeting room and hallway. (2) Type of rooms: offices and office gardens, student workstations, instruction-en presentation rooms, general circulation areas, bathrooms, study café/pantry for employees, print/repro- and computer rooms, technical areas. |
| 53 | Lifts, elevators, escalators | 1 outside the building for persons and materials (to reach the entrance on level 1) 2 inside the building for persons/materials, 1 for materials (persons too), a small one only for books etc (between level 0 and 1). |
| 54 | Book transportation system | |
| 55 | Theft detection | Autocheck Systems Nederland |
| 56 | Building management system | |
| 57 | Type of IT infrastructure | 10 Gb/s Internet connection via SURFnet. In the workplace, 100 MB/s (occasionally 1 GB/s). Cabling Type in the workplace FTP. Single mode fiber between buildings. Multimode fiber in buildings. |
| 58 | Other |
| 59 | Planning, preliminary brief | |
| 60 | Architectural competition | |
| 61 | Period of project | |
| 62 | Opening of the construction work | 2009-2010: Renovation of the building started in June 2009. The 1st phase lasted from June to October 2009: west side of the building. The 2nd phase lasted from November 2009 - February 2010: East side of the building. Into full service: May 2010. |
| 63 | Conclusion of the construction | |
| 64 | Furnishing and moving the collections | |
| 65 | Opening of the new building for public | In full service: May 2010. |
| 66 | Site | 0 |
| 67 | Building | 0 |
| 68 | Furniture and equipment | 0 |
| 69 | Fees | 0 |
| 70 | Total | 0 |
| 71 | Operating costs | |
| 72 | Funding (Type of commission and source of funding) |