Technical Information
a floor area (24-35)
- 24
Total gross floor area
- 26 000 m²
- divided into
- 25
Open access services
- 4 500 m²
- special rooms for (26-29)
- 26
Audiovisual
- 115 m², room with 12 cabines and a central desk
- 27
Computers
- no special rooms but special computer desks, bring your own laptop, wireless access is provided
- 28
Special collections
- are digital available
- 29
Seminar room(s)
- 668 m², rooms ranging from 65 to 140 m²
- special activities (30-32)
- 30
Exhibition space
- 110 m² and 280 m² on the first floor, here is a special "computer floor" constructed for easy acces to electrical power and data access points
- 31
Lecture hall
- no
- 32
Public refreshments
- 116 m² canteen for food and (soft) drinks, lunches are served
- 33
Administration and staff areas
- 717 m²
- 34
Closed access stacks
- 6 500 m shelves in another building
- 35
Circulations areas (corridors, stairs, lifts), toilets, technical rooms, etc.
- 350 m² corridors, 150 m² toilets, 420 m² technical rooms
- 36
Further information
- the library is situated on 3 levels
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Number of reader seats (total)
- 1000
- divided into
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Audiovisual
- 12
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Computers
- 600 in the library
- 40
Seminar room(s)
- 8
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Regular
- about 400
b total potential capacity of shelving
- 42
Books and periodicals (total)
- 4 300 open shelving and 6500 closed shelving
- including
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Open access stacks
- 4 300
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Closed access stacks
- 6 500
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Compact shelving
- no
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Audiovisual materials
- 6
- 47
Other
- no
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Number of staff required to operate the new library
- 49
c mechanical features
- 49
Ventilation/Air Conditioning
- Balanced mechanical supply and return of air. If necessary, the air is cooled from the WKO of the TU/e. (WKO=warmte/koude opslag = heat and cold storage).
- 50
Heating
- The substructure/downstairs/ground floor is heated with radiant heat. The superstructure/upper floor(s) are heated with forced hot air.
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Lighting
- Individually adjustable lighting that is also day light dependent. Lights are turned on by hand. Lights will turn off when there is no more movement in the room. (motion sensored)
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Acoustics
- Drop ceilings with absorption defined by use (prevention of echoing) and inner walls with acoustic insulation.
(i.e. Drop ceilings engineered to absorb echoing, and inner walls with acoustic insulation.)
- 53
Lifts, elevators, escalators
- Energy efficient elevators (5 units), operable from the security booth
- 54
Book transportation system
- no special systems
- 55
Theft detection
- RFID
- 56
Building management system
- LON-/GBS, a campus system
- 57
Type of IT infrastructure
- Cables: CAT 6A (for the departmen of Mathematics and Computer Science) and wireless with access points for students.
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