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Summer 2008 building work: A model for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Learning Laboratories

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Library Services undertook extensive refurbishment of the ground floor of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Science Library (DMS Watson Building) from June to September 2008.

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Library Services undertook extensive refurbishment of the ground floor of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Science Library (DMS Watson Building) from June to September 2008. With the generous support from the Wolfson Foundation, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Library Services now houses a Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Learning Laboratory, which will serve as a model for all libraries in the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø family of libraries.

Learning Laboratory images

Benefits to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Library Services users include

  • The entrance lobby has been widened and improved with a new Membership desk and a separate security office
  • The computer cluster has been extended with 30 new postgraduate cluster computers
  • Wheelchair users benefit from a new automated gate to access the Library
  • From the entrance lobby, two sets of glazed double doors invite users into the Learning Laboratory
  • To facilitate group study, the Learning Laboratory accommodates 11 new soft seating clusters and a group study area, enabled with RoamNet wireless network, for up to 44 users
  • 5 self-service terminals can be used for book issues and returns
  • A new issue & enquiry desk

Learning Laboratory images

Plan of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Science Library's Learning Laboratory.