Technical Information
a floor area (24-35)
- 24
Total gross floor area
- 6731 sq. metres
- divided into
- 25
Open access services
- 4526 sq. metres
- special rooms for (26-29)
- 26
Audiovisual
- 62 sq. metres
- 27
Computers
- 180 sq. metres
- 28
Special collections
- N/A (in separate site library)
- 29
Seminar room(s)
- 435 sq. metres
- special activities (30-32)
- 30
Exhibition space
- N/A – included in Forum Complex
- 31
Lecture hall
- N/A – included in Forum Complex
- 32
Public refreshments
- 10 sq. metres
- 33
Administration and staff areas
- 664 sq. metres
- 34
Closed access stacks
- 464 sq. metres
- 35
Circulations areas (corridors, stairs, lifts), toilets, technical rooms, etc.
- 400 sq. metres
- 36
Further information
- 3 public levels, 0.5 staff area
- 37
Number of reader seats (total)
- 1160
- divided into
- 38
Audiovisual
- 15
- 39
Computers
- 105
- 40
Seminar room(s)
- 400
- 41
Regular
b total potential capacity of shelving
- 42
Books and periodicals (total)
- 24000 linear metres
- including
- 43
Open access stacks
- 16500 linear metres
- 44
Closed access stacks
- 8500 linear metres
- 45
Compact shelving
- see 44
- 46
Audiovisual materials
- 50 linear metres
- 47
Other
- 48
Number of staff required to operate the new library
- 63
c mechanical features
- 49
Ventilation/Air Conditioning
- 1982 building has air conditioning, 2012 extension has manual ventilation
- 50
Heating
- Earth tubes, groundsource water, gas boilers
- 51
Lighting
- Zumtobel
- 52
Acoustics
- None
- 53
Lifts, elevators, escalators
- 2 service lifts
- 54
Book transportation system
- manual trolleys
- 55
Theft detection
- 3M EM detection (main area), 2CQR RFID (short loan) – project on-going to convert building fully to RFID
- 56
Building management system
- Schroeder, local
- 57
Type of IT infrastructure
- CAT 6 network as part of campus network, 100 Mbs minimum
- 58
Other
