to Maastricht

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Welcome
to Maastricht University Library
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Current UM Library concept

• Young and growing university
• Central library and study facilities
• Study landscapes to support
• Problem Based Learning

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• 13,000 students
• M1,5 items in print collection
• 1,140 study seats
• 830 PCs

Inner City Library 1 seat / 9 students 1 PC / 21
students
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Facilities highly appreciated by students and
very popular...
I went home...
Could not print!
No PC available
What about my bike?!
No locker!
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Inner City Library

• Remove shelving to create ...
• ... more study spaces
• from 700 to 900 seats
• 100 extra computers
• reduce size group study spaces study carrols
• flexible furniture
• extra silent spaces

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There is more...

• Introduce Library Café
• Close multimedialab
• Close information desk
• Open the garden (wireless)
• Extra printers
• Change house rules regarding coats bags
• Address the bycicle problem
• Develop Digital Study Landscape

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Study Garden
Café
Learning Grid
Entrance
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Whats ahead?
The Universitys Ambitions

• Research revenue increase of 176
• Of staff/faculty from 2,700 to 4,000 148
• Increase of m2 138

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Life, study and research in Maastricht

• Additional buildings
• Small scale facilities Residential colleges (150
  250 students)
• Common Rooms
• Blended learning
• Digital study landscapes
• Study facilities in faculty buildings
• Planning starts next week . . . .

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Thank You
For Your Attention