Brown University Library Collections Annex April 2002

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Brown University Library Collections AnnexApril
2002

• Early Update

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Location

• Available Land 4.32 Acres
• 160 parking spaces
• Room for expansion of approximately 25,000 gsf
• Approx. 10 minutes from campus, off Route 10
• Outside the 500 year flood plain

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Building size

• 77,670 Total gross square feet
• 53,000 s.f. manufacturing space
• 15,000 s.f. high bay warehousing, 25 ft. clear
  height
• 8,500 finished office space

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Building features

• Air conditioned (except for high bay storage)
• Fully sprinklered
• One drive-in loading bay
• Four loading docks

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Library Use

• Space for 1.5 - 2 million volumes (projected 15
  - 20 year capacity)
• Processing and loading space
• Reading Room for onsite use
• Office space for Annex staff
• University-wide storage

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Map 1
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Map 2
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Front
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Rear
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Inside
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When renovated, Browns facility will resemble
those at other libraries.A staff processing and
service area adjoins the high-bay storage
module.Modules may be added as needed
construction is underway for expansion at Yale.
Washington Research Library Consortium
Yale University Library Shelving Facility
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Inside a high-density library storage module.
Shelf units are 30 feet high. Washington
Research Library Consortium
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Processing books for storage
Each volume is sorted by size, placed in a
special tray, and recorded in the inventory
system.
Yale University Library Shelving Facility
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Volumes are shelved and retrieved using a
hydraulic lift. Each book is assigned to a
tray, each tray is assigned to a
shelf.Washington Research Library Consortium