a | name and address | |
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1 | Type of library | university [Memorandum of understanding between universities : Paris I, Paris III, Paris IV, Paris V, Paris VII] |
2 | Name of library / Name of mother institution | Bibliothèque interuniversitaire de la Sorbonne / Université Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne |
3 | Address | 13, rue de la Sorbonne |
4 | Phone / Fax / Email |
00.33.1.40.46.30.27 00.33.1.40.46.30.44 administ@bis-sorbonne.fr |
5 | Name of the director of the library | Philippe MARCEROU |
6 | Contact person for enquiries |
Philippe MARCEROU philippe.marcerou@bis-sorbonne.fr 01.40.46.30.25 |
b | population served | |
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7 | Current readership, number of registered readers | 14031 [14031 people registered in 2012.] |
8 | Number of full time students | 12022 [3rd year of licence in humanities (cf. memorandum of understanding),
master in humanities whatever university, PhD whatever university] |
9 | Number of part time students | |
10 | Number of staff in institution | 2101 [2101 professors registered in 2012. Assistants, professors and researchers from any higher education and research structure in France and abroad.] |
c | the old/original building(s) | |
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11 | Total floor area | 8505 sq. metres [property of Paris City Council
construction : 1885-1902, Henri-Paul Nénot, architect. opening : December, 29th 1897.] |
12 | Number of reader seats | 576 [reading rooms:
- main reading room: 404 seats - serials and periodicals - bibliography - special collections] |
13 | Total capacity of shelving | 35000 linear metres |
14 | …in open access storage | 8000 volumes [bad balance between:
- open spaces and stacks - collections in open and restricted access] |
15 | …in closed access stacks | 34500 linear metres [3 stacks:
- 2 towers of 8 levels each - stacks in 5 main levels underneath the ground level] |
16 | Number of library staff | 130 [20 curators and chief librarians
9 librarians 25 assistant 42 library employees 27 others 20 temporary staff members] |
17 | Opening hours to the public | 59h / week - 274 days / year |
a | architect(s) | |
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18 | Firm | Thierry Algrin / Alain Del Zotto |
19 | Project Architect | Thierry Algrin / Alain Del Zotto |
20 | Type of project |
(2003: security commission
2005: 1st program (abandonned) 2009: end of program, call for tenders 2010-2013: works) |
b | aims of the new building | |
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21 | Short description of the main objectives and purposes of the project | security: ventilation, electricity, plumbing, etc.
access to disabled people refurbishment cafeteria, training rooms, rooms for groups |
c | special features | |
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22 | Site | location inside the Sorbonne building |
23 | Architecture | rectangular plan
Eiffel steel and concrete structure built by Henri-Paul Nénot (1885-1897) extension of stacks and first refurbishment: 1930-1932 2nd extension of stacks: 1970-1972 |
24 | Total gross floor area | 8905 sq. metres [The area available for the library increased a little (+300 sq.m) after renovation.] |
divided into | ||
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25 | Open access services | 2100 sq. metres [4 thematical reading rooms opened, 1 to open
cafeteria 2 rooms for groups 1 training room 1 room for professors] |
special rooms for (26-29) | ||
26 | Audiovisual | |
27 | Computers | |
28 | Special collections | 404 sq. metres [2 rooms are available:
- the main reading room for special collections - the Victor-Cousin room (on demand)] |
29 | Seminar room(s) | 121 sq. metres [The training room is easily transformable into a 190 sq.m room by removing the doors linking training and researchers' room.] |
special activities (30-32) | ||
30 | Exhibition space | |
31 | Lecture hall | 190 sq. metres [Both training room (121 sq.m) and room for researchers (69 sq.m) can be converted in rooms for conferences and seminars.] |
32 | Public refreshments | 65 sq. metres |
33 | Administration and staff areas | 1405 sq. metres [One of the former stacks (tower B) has been converted into offices for the personal.] |
34 | Closed access stacks | 2829 sq. metres [1 tower (traditional shelving)
3 levels underneath the ground (compact shelving)] |
35 | Circulations areas (corridors, stairs, lifts), toilets, technical rooms, etc. | 2571 sq. metres [Those spaces offer access to disabled people and allow easy evacuation] |
36 | Further information | 19 levels (8+8+3), 2 levels opened to the public |
37 | Number of reader seats (total) | 502 [reading: 378
groups: 26 researchers: 16 training: 25 microforms: 4 open spaces: 53] |
divided into | ||
38 | Audiovisual | |
39 | Computers | |
40 | Seminar room(s) | 25 [The training room can host up to 49 people.] |
41 | Regular | 378 [literature and general issues: 266
history: 80 philosophy: 12 special collections: 20] |
b | total potential capacity of shelving | |
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42 | Books and periodicals (total) | 23592 linear metres [13 021 linear metres of compact shelvings] |
including | ||
43 | Open access stacks | 45000 volumes |
44 | Closed access stacks | 22892 linear metres [+ 700 linear metres in salle Victor-Cousin] |
45 | Compact shelving | 13021 linear metres [+ 9771 linear metres of traditional shelvings] |
46 | Audiovisual materials | |
47 | Other | |
48 | Number of staff required to operate the new library | 130 [same as before:
20 curators 9 librarians 25 assistant 42 library employees 27 others 20 temporary staff members] |
c | mechanical features | |
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49 | Ventilation/Air Conditioning | mechanical ventilation, no air conditionning |
50 | Heating | gaz |
51 | Lighting | LED in most of the open spaces
Fluorescent in stacks |
52 | Acoustics | No special treatment
The windows were changed in two reading rooms |
53 | Lifts, elevators, escalators | 7 |
54 | Book transportation system | None |
55 | Theft detection | RFID :
- about 15% of the documents stored in Sorbonne are equipped - each document in loan is equipped |
56 | Building management system | Not yet, to be planned in 2015 |
57 | Type of IT infrastructure | 6 and 6A type |
58 | Other |
59 | Planning, preliminary brief | August 2003 - June 2009: 2 projets (2004-2005 and 2006-2009) |
60 | Architectural competition | None, architects selected out of references |
61 | Period of project | Thierry Algrin / Alain del Zotto |
62 | Opening of the construction work | July, 5th 2010 (August, 16th 2010) |
63 | Conclusion of the construction | foreseen: 26 to 28 months / in fact: 40 months (August 2010 - December 2013) |
64 | Furnishing and moving the collections | BRUYNZEEL (shelves) ; SCHLAPPMOBEL (chairs, desks, shelves) ; YAMAKADO (tables) ; ARTEMIDE (light) ; RIVES et DICOSTANZO (movings) |
65 | Opening of the new building for public | November, 15th 2013 (partial opening: November, 5th 2013) |
66 | Site | Property of Paris City Council |
67 | Building | 29726000 euro [Paris City Council (owner): 28.800.000 €
French Ministery for Higher Education and Research (MESR): 926.000 €] |
68 | Furniture and equipment | 2700000 euro [MESR: 2.170.000 €
University Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris I): more than 500.000 €] |
69 | Fees | |
70 | Total | 37500000 euro [Paris: 2.880.000 €
MESR: 2.170000 Paris I: more than 6.000.000 (to be settled), including rentals, movings, etc.] |
71 | Operating costs | |
72 | Funding (Type of commission and source of funding) | Public: 100% |
None | ||
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None | ||