Technical Information
a floor area (24-35)
- 24
Total gross floor area
- 28 175 m² (inc small new mezzanine addition)
- divided into
- 25
Open access services
- 19 102 m²
- special rooms for (26-29)
- 26
Audiovisual
- 53 m²
- 27
Computers
- 1 564 m²
- 28
Special collections
- BS5454 archive storage facilities, conservation studio, digital imaging studio, viewing room, reading room, research centre and seminar rooms.
2 946 m2
- 29
Seminar room(s)
- 545 m²
- special activities (30-32)
- 30
Exhibition space
- 118 m²
- 31
Lecture hall
- n/a
- 32
Public refreshments
- 378 m² Library Cafe
- 33
Administration and staff areas
- 4 912 m²
- 34
Closed access stacks
- 2 365 m²
- 35
Circulations areas (corridors, stairs, lifts), toilets, technical rooms, etc.
- 3 706 m²
- 36
Further information
- 8 levels, 7 open to the public
- 37
Number of reader seats (total)
- 2 248
- divided into
- 38
Audiovisual
- AV equipment in all meeting rooms and study pods
- 39
Computers
- 573
- 40
Seminar room(s)
- 8 inc 3 training room
- 41
Regular
- 0
b total potential capacity of shelving
- 42
Books and periodicals (total)
- 31 464 linear metres plus 13 463 linear metres Special Collections
- including
- 43
Open access stacks
- 31 465 linear metres
- 44
Closed access stacks
- 13 463 linear metres
- 45
Compact shelving
- included in 43 above
- 46
Audiovisual materials
- included in 44 above
- 47
Other
- 0
- 48
Number of staff required to operate the new library
- 185
c mechanical features
- 49
Ventilation/Air Conditioning
- Chilled beam system
- 50
Heating
- Chilled beam and space radiators fed by University Combined Heat and Power system
- 51
Lighting
- Intelligent
- 52
Acoustics
- Features, eg tiles, absorb sound
- 53
Lifts, elevators, escalators
- 3 lifts, to be upgraded at end of project
- 54
Book transportation system
- No. 2 3M Book return sorters
- 55
Theft detection
- Boon Edam
- 56
Building management system
- BEMS centralled controlled by University Estates and Building
- 57
Type of IT infrastructure
- All building wireless enabled. Wiring is Cat 6 in raised floor
- 58
Other
- Original static shelving reused, braced and with new acrylic pastel coloured shelf ends 2 offsite stores created, one permanent, one for duration of project.
