Technical Information
a floor area (24-35)
- 24
Total gross floor area
- 5 650 m²
- divided into
- 25
Open access services
- 2 950 m²
- special rooms for (26-29)
- 26
Audiovisual
- 59 m²
- 27
Computers
- 111 m²
- 28
Special collections
- 137 m²
- 29
Seminar room(s)
- 0
- special activities (30-32)
- 30
Exhibition space
- 584 m²
- 31
Lecture hall
- 0
- 32
Public refreshments
- 24 m²
- 33
Administration and staff areas
- 267 m²
- 34
Closed access stacks
- 811 m²
- 35
Circulations areas (corridors, stairs, lifts), toilets, technical rooms, etc.
- 285 m²
- 36
Further information
- 3 levels
- 37
Number of reader seats (total)
- 500
- divided into
- 38
Audiovisual
- 40
- 39
Computers
- 60
- 40
Seminar room(s)
- 30
- 41
Regular
- 370
b total potential capacity of shelving
- 42
Books and periodicals (total)
- 750 000 volumes
- including
- 43
Open access stacks
- 175 000 volumes
- 44
Closed access stacks
- 575 000 volumes
- 45
Compact shelving
- included in 43 (all closed access stacs are equipped with compact shelves)
- 46
Audiovisual materials
- 5 000
- 47
Other
- 0
- 48
Number of staff required to operate the new library
- 36
c mechanical features
- 49
Ventilation/Air Conditioning
- Air conditioning with cooling
- 50
Heating
- Central heating system with automatic control
- 51
Lighting
- General lighting combined with special lighting on each desk. The bright sunlight is reduced by the louvers in the windows.
- 52
Acoustics
- The noise is minimized by using sound baffle panels around the copy machines and printers.
- 53
Lifts, elevators, escalators
- 3 elevators (1 for public, 1 for staff, 1 for books)
- 54
Book transportation system
- none
- 55
Theft detection
- RFID tags for books in open stacks
- 56
Building management system
- Full-computerised house control
- 57
Type of IT infrastructure
- LAN (1 Gb)
WiFi available everywhere
- 58
Other
- RFID technology for self-services (check-in/check-out) and returned books sorting card operated access control system
