Technical Information
a floor area (24-35)
- 24
Total gross floor area
- 16000 sq. metres
- divided into
- 25
Open access services
- 12000 sq. metres
- special rooms for (26-29)
- 26
Audiovisual
- 27
Computers
- 28
Special collections
- 445 sq. metres
- 29
Seminar room(s)
- 215 sq. metres
- special activities (30-32)
- 30
Exhibition space
- 300 sq. metres [Approx. 300 square metres; 20 showcases - some in historic areas and some in new-build; various exhibition spaces in new-build.]
- 31
Lecture hall
- 692 sq. metres [Flexible space also used as a children's library]
- 32
Public refreshments
- 208 sq. metres [Café run by third party operator]
- 33
Administration and staff areas
- 520 sq. metres [Mezzanine floor]
- 34
Closed access stacks
- 1930s library stack refurbished = 1,100 square metres, and new state of the art repository built to meet CHYBÍ!!!
- 35
Circulations areas (corridors, stairs, lifts), toilets, technical rooms, etc.
- 36
Further information
- 4 floors
- 37
Number of reader seats (total)
- 500
- divided into
- 38
Audiovisual
- 39
Computers
- 160
- 40
Seminar room(s)
- see 29
- 41
Regular
b total potential capacity of shelving
- 42
Books and periodicals (total)
- 35000 linear metres [includes archives]
- including
- 43
Open access stacks
- 10000 linear metres
- 44
Closed access stacks
- 25000 linear metres
- 45
Compact shelving
- 17000 linear metres [included in 44]
- 46
Audiovisual materials
- 300 linear metres
- 47
Other
- 48
Number of staff required to operate the new library
- 38
c mechanical features
- 49
Ventilation/Air Conditioning
- 50
Heating
- 51
Lighting
- 52
Acoustics
- 53
Lifts, elevators, escalators
- Escalator, two passenger lifts and four staff lifts
- 54
Book transportation system
- Trolleys
- 55
Theft detection
- CCTV and book tags (3M system)
- 56
Building management system
- 57
Type of IT infrastructure
- Category 6A cabling plus Wi-Fi
- 58
Other
