Technical Information

24 Total gross floor area: 11478 sq. metres
divided into
25 Open access services: 10127 sq. metres
special rooms for (26-29)
26 Audiovisual: 120 sq. metres [9 group rooms, 3 group pods and 8 individual rooms, 1 individual room with listening facilities and music keyboard]
27 Computers: 540 sq. metres [3 PC rooms (other PCs on study desks not included)]
28 Special collections
29 Seminar room(s): 120 sq. metres [as noted above 9 seminar rooms]
special activities (30-32)
30 Exhibition space
31 Lecture hall
32 Public refreshments: 36 sq. metres
33 Administration and staff areas: 378 sq. metres
34 Closed access stacks
35 Circulations areas (corridors, stairs, lifts), toilets, technical rooms, etc.: 497 sq. metres
36 Further information: Four levels, all accessible to public
37 Number of reader seats (total): 1300
divided into
38 Audiovisual: 96
39 Computers: 230
40 Seminar room(s): 40
41 Regular: 934

42 Books and periodicals (total): 23000 linear metres
including
43 Open access stacks: 23000 linear metres
44 Closed access stacks
45 Compact shelving: 12800 linear metres [included in total figure]
46 Audiovisual materials: 152 linear metres [included in total figure]
47 Other
48 Number of staff required to operate the new library: 72 [72 FTE during the working day (9-5) Monday to Friday. Extended hours staff at other times]

49 Ventilation/Air Conditioning: chilled beam and radiators fed by University Building Environmental Management System
50 Heating: chilled beam and radiators fed by University Building Environmental Management System
51 Lighting: motion-detection
52 Acoustics: Gustav paneling feature walls to absorb sound
53 Lifts, elevators, escalators: 2 lifts
54 Book transportation system: human
55 Theft detection: Boon Edam and Telepen entrance gates, 3M for short loan area
56 Building management system: BEMS centralled controlled by University Estates and Building
57 Type of IT infrastructure: Whole building wireless enabled. Network wiring is Cat 6.
58 Other