| a | name and address | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Type of library | university |
| 2 | Name of library / Name of mother institution | Robert Gordon’s University Library / Robert Gordon University |
| 3 | Address | Riverside East, Garthdee Road, Aberdeen, United Kingdom. AB10 7GJ |
| 4 | Phone / Fax / Email |
01224 263470 01224 263460 library@rgu.ac.uk |
| 5 | Name of the director of the library | Michelle Anderson |
| 6 | Contact person for enquiries |
Margaret Buchan m.buchan@rgu.ac.uk 01224 263470 |
| b | population served | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Current readership, number of registered readers | 15281 |
| 8 | Number of full time students | 8880 |
| 9 | Number of part time students | 3815 |
| 10 | Number of staff in institution | 1470 |
| c | the old/original building(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Total floor area | 3916 sq. metres |
| 12 | Number of reader seats | 721 |
| 13 | Total capacity of shelving | 6089 linear metres |
| 14 | …in open access storage | 5303 linear metres |
| 15 | …in closed access stacks | 786 linear metres |
| 16 | Number of library staff | 36 |
| 17 | Opening hours to the public | 262 hours per week (2 Libraries) |
| a | architect(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Firm | BDP Building Design Partnership Limited |
| 19 | Project Architect | Scott Mackenzie |
| 20 | Type of project |
| b | aims of the new building | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Short description of the main objectives and purposes of the project | The new Library was constructed as a part of the Robert Gordon University's Riverside East Project which brought the remaining three city centre schools - Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Engineering, Computing Science and Digital Media.
All academic teaching at the University is now concentrated on the Garthdee site. |
| c | special features | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Site | The Library tower is at the heart of the University’s riverside campus in south of Aberdeen. Sited at the entrance of the new building it has spectacular views over Aberdeen |
| 23 | Architecture | The Library is housed in a circular tower within the Riverside East building on the Robert Gordon University's Garthdee campus. The Library entrance is on level 5 of the tower and rises to level 9. It is constructed of poured reinforced concrete slabs. The are two lifts within the Library which give access to all floors. The building grid separation is 6 metres and the tower consists of slab to slab windows. |
| 24 | Total gross floor area | 3529 sq. metres |
| divided into | ||
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Open access services | 3025 sq. metres |
| special rooms for (26-29) | ||
| 26 | Audiovisual | |
| 27 | Computers | |
| 28 | Special collections | |
| 29 | Seminar room(s) | 41 sq. metres |
| special activities (30-32) | ||
| 30 | Exhibition space | None in the new Library |
| 31 | Lecture hall | None in the new Library |
| 32 | Public refreshments | None in the new Library |
| 33 | Administration and staff areas | 228 sq. metres |
| 34 | Closed access stacks | 197 sq. metres |
| 35 | Circulations areas (corridors, stairs, lifts), toilets, technical rooms, etc. | 1500 sq. metres |
| 36 | Further information | All 5 levels are open to the public except the staff area on level 5. A locked store is situated on level 2. |
| 37 | Number of reader seats (total) | 357 |
| divided into | ||
| 38 | Audiovisual | |
| 39 | Computers | 192 |
| 40 | Seminar room(s) | 20 |
| 41 | Regular | 165 |
| b | total potential capacity of shelving | |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Books and periodicals (total) | 7133 linear metres |
| including | ||
| 43 | Open access stacks | 5722 linear metres |
| 44 | Closed access stacks | 1589 linear metres |
| 45 | Compact shelving | 4470 linear metres [Included in 44 and 45] |
| 46 | Audiovisual materials | Not shelved separately |
| 47 | Other | |
| 48 | Number of staff required to operate the new library | 35 |
| c | mechanical features | |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | Ventilation/Air Conditioning | The building allows for natural ventilation but has also been designed with mechanical ventilation to keep the building temperature constant. |
| 50 | Heating | The building has thermal insulation to reduce the heat loss, heat pumps preheat the building heating system. |
| 51 | Lighting | The building uses natural light during the day with the benefit of shading from the building. |
| 52 | Acoustics | |
| 53 | Lifts, elevators, escalators | There are two lifts in the Library. |
| 54 | Book transportation system | |
| 55 | Theft detection | There are security gates at the entrance of the Library on level 5. |
| 56 | Building management system | |
| 57 | Type of IT infrastructure | |
| 58 | Other |
| 59 | Planning, preliminary brief | Planning approval was awarded on 10 August 2010 |
| 60 | Architectural competition | BDP were appointed to the project in December 2009 |
| 61 | Period of project | 96 weeks |
| 62 | Opening of the construction work | 27 April 2012 |
| 63 | Conclusion of the construction | 1 May 2013 |
| 64 | Furnishing and moving the collections | |
| 65 | Opening of the new building for public | 29 May 2013 |
| 66 | Site | |
| 67 | Building | |
| 68 | Furniture and equipment | |
| 69 | Fees | |
| 70 | Total | |
| 71 | Operating costs | |
| 72 | Funding (Type of commission and source of funding) |