Technical Information

a floor area (24-35)

24 Total gross floor area
620 sq. metres
divided into
25 Open access services
620 sq. metres
special rooms for (26-29)
26 Audiovisual
17 so-called PalMa team monitors in the group workzone, 3 monitors for virtual textbook collection and 2 Smart boards.
27 Computers
Conscious/intentional, almost complete abandonment of fixed PCs within the Learning Center. Mobile devices available for loan.
28 Special collections
29 Seminar room(s)
25 sq. metres [Learning zones separated by high wooden walls as "room within a room", flexible furnishing without permanently installed Pcs.]
special activities (30-32)
30 Exhibition space
31 Lecture hall
32 Public refreshments
91 sq. metres [Lounge area]
33 Administration and staff areas
34 Closed access stacks
35 Circulations areas (corridors, stairs, lifts), toilets, technical rooms, etc.
36 Further information
Break room with vending machines, and water dispenser adjacent to the new Learning Center.
37 Number of reader seats (total)
180 [150 of them in group work zone, 30 in lounge]
divided into
38 Audiovisual
Electronic media can be accessed on PalMa monitors in principle from all seats in the group workspace.
39 Computers
2 fixed PCs, plus 50 tablets and 5 notebooks on loan. In addition, there are 20 laptops for learning/training use.
40 Seminar room(s)
20 [Chair desks available for 20 persons in the Training area.]
41 Regular

b total potential capacity of shelving

42 Books and periodicals (total)
1550 linear metres [Copies of textbooks from the collection as reference-only copy in "break room". Issues of general journals in lounge.]
including
43 Open access stacks
1550 linear metres
44 Closed access stacks
45 Compact shelving
46 Audiovisual materials
47 Other
48 Number of staff required to operate the new library
No information because of connection with the university library

c mechanical features

49 Ventilation/Air Conditioning
natural ventilation
50 Heating
conventional
51 Lighting
Full coverage dimmable ceiling lamps, floor lamps in additional lounge area, individually switchable lighting in „Cubes“.
52 Acoustics
Acoustic ceiling, micro-perforated wood panels on fixed furnishing, partly 3.20 m high upholstered furniture, carpeting,
53 Lifts, elevators, escalators
1 lift
54 Book transportation system
55 Theft detection
Magnetic stripes
56 Building management system
Shading on windows, speaker system
57 Type of IT infrastructure
Area covering WLAN, fixed LAN ports in „Cubes“
58 Other