Technical Information
a floor area (24-35)
- 24
Total gross floor area
- The whole building 24,449 m² (library and business premises included), Library premises only 17,165 m².
- divided into
- 25
Open access services
- 10130 sq. metres [of which 308 m² in 12 reading rooms]
- special rooms for (26-29)
- 26
Audiovisual
- 10 sq. metres [one room]
- 27
Computers
- 164 sq. metres [three rooms with integral computers]
- 28
Special collections
- see 34
- 29
Seminar room(s)
- 186 sq. metres [13 rooms; of which 11 rooms with self-service reserving via internet (university students and staff only)]
- special activities (30-32)
- 30
Exhibition space
- 56 sq. metres
- 31
Lecture hall
- None
- 32
Public refreshments
- 15 m² in library premises, 246 m² in business premises
- 33
Administration and staff areas
- 2304 sq. metres [includes offices, meeting rooms, staff-only refreshment premises, and storages]
- 34
Closed access stacks
- 709 sq. metres
- 35
Circulations areas (corridors, stairs, lifts), toilets, technical rooms, etc.
- 3591 sq. metres [library premises only]
- 36
Further information
- 11 floors, 8,5 of which comprise library premises, and 2,5 business premises
- 37
Number of reader seats (total)
- 939
- divided into
- 38
Audiovisual
- 2
- 39
Computers
- 81 [of which 28 places in open access areas]
- 40
Seminar room(s)
- 856 [of which 121 places in reading rooms and seminar rooms]
- 41
Regular
b total potential capacity of shelving
- 42
Books and periodicals (total)
- 1500000 volumes [printed books and periodicals]
- including
- 43
Open access stacks
- 33628 volumes
- 44
Closed access stacks
- 16823 volumes [included 43 and 44]
- 45
Compact shelving
- 46
Audiovisual materials
- 47
Other
- 48
Number of staff required to operate the new library
- 83 [83,5]
c mechanical features
- 49
Ventilation/Air Conditioning
- Air conditioning with cooling
- 50
Heating
- Central heating system with automatic control. Hot-water heating (radiators)
- 51
Lighting
- Ceiling lighting, some of the reading places with individual lighting
- 52
Acoustics
- Acoustic paneling on the ceilings
- 53
Lifts, elevators, escalators
- 3 lifts + 2 lifts for the staff
- 54
Book transportation system
- Book drop machine, sorter (28 vans)
- 55
Theft detection
- RFID
- 56
Building management system
- 57
Type of IT infrastructure
- All building wireless enabled
- 58
Other
