Technical Information
a floor area (24-35)
- 24
Total gross floor area
- 13000 sq. metres
- divided into
- 25
Open access services
- 7000 sq. metres [All library service areas accesible to library users.]
- special rooms for (26-29)
- 26
Audiovisual
- 27
Computers
- Open access computers included in 25
Computer training rooms inlcuded in 29
- 28
Special collections
- 29
Seminar room(s)
- 335 sq. metres [2 multi-purpose seminar rooms
1 IT training room
7 Bookable Group Study Rooms
3 Small meeting rooms (1-3 people)]
- special activities (30-32)
- 30
Exhibition space
- 170 sq. metres
- 31
Lecture hall
- 680 sq. metres
- 32
Public refreshments
- 225 sq. metres
- 33
Administration and staff areas
- 1725 sq. metres
- 34
Closed access stacks
- 35
Circulations areas (corridors, stairs, lifts), toilets, technical rooms, etc.
- 36
Further information
- Building on 4 levels, with stair and lift access to all floors.
- 37
Number of reader seats (total)
- 600
- divided into
- 38
Audiovisual
- 39
Computers
- 260 [In addtion there are 220 "i-borrow" netbooks for use within the building]
- 40
Seminar room(s)
- 100
- 41
Regular
- 240 [Wide mix of formal, semi-formal and social seating spaces throughout the building.]
b total potential capacity of shelving
- 42
Books and periodicals (total)
- 8925 linear metres
- including
- 43
Open access stacks
- 8650 linear metres
- 44
Closed access stacks
- 275 linear metres
- 45
Compact shelving
- 5575 linear metres [5300 open access in 43
275 closed access in 44]
- 46
Audiovisual materials
- 47
Other
- 15 linear metres [Current newspapers]
- 48
Number of staff required to operate the new library
- 35
c mechanical features
- 49
Ventilation/Air Conditioning
- 50
Heating
- 51
Lighting
- 52
Acoustics
- 53
Lifts, elevators, escalators
- 54
Book transportation system
- 55
Theft detection
- 56
Building management system
- 57
Type of IT infrastructure
- 58
Other
