Technical Information
a floor area (24-35)
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Total gross floor area
- 14 800 m²
- divided into
- 25
Open access services
- 6 564 m²
- special rooms for (26-29)
- 26
Audiovisual
- 167 m²
- 27
Computers
- 678 m²
- 28
Special collections
- 216 m²
- 29
Seminar room(s)
- 398 m²
- special activities (30-32)
- 30
Exhibition space
- 350 m²
- 31
Lecture hall
- 0
- 32
Public refreshments
- 202 m²
- 33
Administration and staff areas
- 869 m²
- 34
Closed access stacks
- 1 295 m²
- 35
Circulations areas (corridors, stairs, lifts), toilets, technical rooms, etc.
- 4 061 m²
- 36
Further information
- Nine levels in total: Special Collections Centre is on the Lower Ground Floor. The Ground Floor entrance level is open to the general public. The upper floors 1-7 contain the modern collections. Access to all collections is via a controlled entry point on the Ground Floor
- 37
Number of reader seats (total)
- 1 455
- divided into
- 38
Audiovisual
- 8
- 39
Computers
- 201
- 40
Seminar room(s)
- 160
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Regular
- 1086
b total potential capacity of shelving
- 42
Books and periodicals (total)
- 23 702 linear metres
- including
- 43
Open access stacks
- 13 078
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Closed access stacks
- 10 500
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Compact shelving
- 10 500 included in 44
- 46
Audiovisual materials
- 124
- 47
Other
- 0
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Number of staff required to operate the new library
- 72
c mechanical features
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Ventilation/Air Conditioning
- All air system, using in-direct and direct adiabatic evaporation cooling, coupled with desicant wheel and thermal wheel recovery. Utilises the University CHP system.
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Heating
- Supplied through University District Heating System
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Lighting
- Class 4 system with Zumptobel controlled system
- 52
Acoustics
- Acoustic absorption to control reverberance in the library open areas, all of which are connected to a main central atrium. Acoustic absorption in other spaces such as offices, meeting rooms, classrooms and exhibition space.
- 53
Lifts, elevators, escalators
- Otis lifts: one goods lift and one passenger lift for library staff only: four public lifts, of which three are triplex glass
- 54
Book transportation system
- N/A (manual, trolleys)
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Theft detection
- 3M detection system
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Building management system
- Trend Controls
- 57
Type of IT infrastructure
- The New Library has both wired and wireless network connectivity. The wired network provides switched 1Gbps capacity to the desk, while the ubiquitous 802.11n wireless network provides effective bandwidth of up to 150 Mbps per connection.
- 58
Other
- 3M automated returns system
