U N I UV RE BR AS NI TAY CO HF AI ML LPI AN IOGI NS
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CONCEPTUAL
FRAMEWORK REPORT
SHEPLEY
BULFINCH
MAIN
LIBRARY
RICHARDSON
& ABBOTT |
JANUARY
2006
January 2006, Conceptual Framework Report
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c o n t e n t s
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Introduction
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Process and Participants
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Goals of Study
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The Library Today
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Guiding Principles
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Vision
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Next Steps
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Conclusion
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Appendix
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Introduction
The University Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
(UIUC) is one of the world’s great libraries, home to rich collections
and expert librarians and staff. The Library encompasses more than 35
departmental units, and is the third largest academic library in the country
and the largest public university library in the world. It contains more than
10 million volumes, and its holdings total more than 23 million items. The
Library’s materials are actively used, with more than one million items
circulated annually and many more used on site.
The Main Library and the Undergraduate Library are located at the heart
of the University campus and they provide essential spaces for learning
and research. The buildings were originally designed in 1923 and 1969
respectively to house the University’s collections and provide space to
access and use them. Today the Main Library houses one of the richest
collections in North America. Changes in the nature of information formats,
teaching, and learning, as well as significant increases in the size of the
collections and the growth of the faculty and student population, however,
leave the configurations of the Main and Undergraduate Library buildings
outdated. The spaces no longer support the Library’s strategic goals and,
as one campus scholar put it, the buildings are “dirty windows”, and the
collections, resources, and services are a “hidden treasure” that is neither
visible nor easily accessible.
In April of 2005 the University Library engaged Shepley Bulfinch Richardson
& Abbott (SBRA) to develop a strategic vision and prepare a Conceptual
Framework Report based on a planning study for the re-invigoration of the
Main Library as a principal academic resource for the University. The role
and projected space use of the connected Undergraduate Library (UGL)
is included as an integral part of the planning process. The purpose of
the study is to determine the potential of the existing buildings to fulfill
the Library vision for the future, and to identify their role and use in the
realization of the goals and the mission of UIUC.
The role of the Library is critical to the aspiration of UIUC to become
the leading public research University in this country. The Conceptual
Framework Report clearly shows that the Main Library and the
Undergraduate Library facilities are ideal spaces to house the Library of
the future and are essential in fulfilling the mission of UIUC to strive for
excellence in education, research, and public engagement as the world
of education, teaching, learning, and research continues to change and
becomes more technologically based.
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Process and Participants
The process for development of the Conceptual Framework Report for the
Main Library began in May of 2005 and was established as an interactive
visionary and comprehensive series of meetings and workshops. The
Project Team met five times between May and December of 2005 to
participate in discussions and gather feedback from various constituencies
in the UIUC community. Based on those workshops and on the review of
information from multiple sources of already-existing materials provided
by the University, programming and planning initiatives were developed
and reviewed, and alternative ideas envisioned.
Steering Committee:
UIUC
Jean Ascoli
Architect, Capital Planning
Paula Kaufman University Librarian
Karen Schmidt
Associate University Librarian for Collections
Beth Sandore
Associate University Librarian for IT
Bob Burger
Associate University Librarian for Services
Jeff Schrader
Director of Library Facilities
SBRA
Sarah Felton
Project Architect
Geoff Freeman Principal
Faculty and staff participation
An important part of the study process was gaining an understanding of
the long-term goals and needs of the library faculty and staff. This was
accomplished through a series of meetings which focused on development
of a vision for the library in the future.
A complete list of meeting participants is included in Appendix A of this
report. Meeting notes are available upon request.
A complete listing of material made available to SBRA by the University is
included in Appendix D of this report.
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Goals of the Study
The primary goal of the Conceptual Framework Report is to provide the
University with a unified and strategic vision for the future use of the Main
Library facility.
The purpose of undertaking the study of a conceptual framework at this
time is threefold:
• Provide a road map for key actions to be taken to re-vitalize the library
in the future.
• Inform on-going design decisions for the library reconfiguration
needs.
• Identify strategies for “next steps”.
The Conceptual Framework Report is a working document. It establishes
guidelines and delineates strategies for continued, incremental facility
improvements to the Main Library. It is designed to be flexible and
adaptable; establishing guidelines for space usage and evolving to meet
future library needs.
Priorities are established and recommendations are made for subsequent
studies and investigations to establish the specific space program, project
priorities, pre-design evaluations, architectural feasibility, cost estimates
and implimentation recommendations.
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Goals of the Study
Planning Guidelines
The study focuses on developing a long term utilization strategy for the
Main Library that is responsive to the vision for the future of the Library
and the mission and goals of UIUC. The plan addresses issues of outreach
to the University community and public engagement, providing a hierarchy
of spaces for public service, research and learning within the existing Main
Library and Undergraduate Library buildings and consolidating library
staff into efficient and effective units. The Conceptual Framework Report
indicates major horizontal and vertical circulation routes, library service
and entrance points and locations of major programmatic elements as
envisioned in the future. Within this framework, there is flexibility for
development, over time, of specific spatial arrangements to meet current
and evolving needs.
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The Library Today
Brief Building History
The Main Library building, designed by Charles Platt in the Georgian
Revival style, was originally planned and built in three sections dating
1923, 1925 and 1927. The Library moved into the building in 1926. The
stack core at the west side of the building was designed for future growth
and has been repeatedly expanded over the years to accommodate the
growing needs of the collection. Today, the Main Library building consists
of approximately 556,800 square feet, providing nearly 362,800 square
feet of assignable program area.
The Main Library building, which was added to the National Historic
Register in 2000, holds both iconic and real value within the University
community. It anchors the south quadrangle of the main campus and
features some of the most beautiful and significant spaces on campus,
including:
• the Reference Reading Room on the second floor, trimmed in oak, is
300 feet long and contains shelf space for 16,000 volumes.
• the double height Circulation Room.
• the twin staircases leading to the Reference Reading Room, featuring
a mural by Barry Faulkner entitled “The Four Hemispheres: Polar,
Celestial, Eastern, Western”.
• the main (east) foyer of the Library.
The Undergraduate Library was completed in 1969. Designed by
Richardson, Severns, Scheeler & Associates in association with Clark,
Altay & Associates, the library is a two story underground structure centered
on an open courtyard. The library has twin above grade entrances, only
one of which is currently used. A tunnel from the Basement Level of the
Main Library to the Upper Level of the Undergraduate Library connects
the two buildings.
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Current Operational Model
The University Library system includes more than 35 departmental
libraries and area studies centers, 19 of which are located in the Main
Library building. The system is a de-centralized model with a few of
the departmental libraries having their own acquisitions, cataloging and
technical services departments. The Main Library, however, provides the
major central services.
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Collections
In 1912, University President Edmund J. James proposed creating a
research library on a par with those at the great German academic
institutions. He stated that the Library should accumulate “...at least a
million books as rapidly as possible...”.
The growth of collections has been a focus of the Library since that time.
Today the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign distinguishes itself as
the largest public academic library in the world with over 10 million volumes,
more than 90,000 serial titles, and more than six million manuscripts, maps,
slides, audio tapes, microforms, videotapes, laser discs, and other nonprint material. The Library is world-famous for its outstanding collection of
emblem books and incunabula.
The Library’s holdings are distributed among the departmental libraries,
the central bookstacks in the Main Library, and two major offsite storage
facilities.
• The Main Library houses 7.1 million volumes.
• 800,000 volumes are currently housed at the Oak Street Storage
Facility, which has a capacity of 1.7 million volumes. There are future
plans for an additional 3 modules, which would provide capacity for
approximately 5.1 million additional volumes.
• The rare books collections are primarily stored in a secure vault on
two floors of the Main Library bookstacks.
• Some of the University archives have been moved to the Horticultural
Field Lab and this location is now called the Archival Research
Center. There are plans under consideration to move additional
University archives to this location. The Horticultural Field Lab has
good environmental controls, but a lack of fire protection and some
roofing problems. There is a project to repair the roof currently on
hold pending release of State funding.
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Public Services
The Main library provides the major central library services for the campus.
There is a general information service point located on the 2nd floor outside
of the reference room near the circulation desk. More specialized service
points, with access to subject area specialists and specific reference
collections, are available in most of the Departmental Libraries.
The Undergraduate Library is intended to serve as a welcoming gateway
for entering students, and to provide students with an introduction to
the library system and a comfortable environment for study. It currently
serves as the cornerstone of the undergraduate academic experience.
The collection contains more than 250,000 volumes and 60 computer
workstations, including a computer lab and multimedia classroom. The
Undergraduate Library also houses instructional space, for which there is
an increasing demand, and which is not available in the Main Library.
The Undergraduate Library is connected to the Main Library by an
underground tunnel.
Technical Services
Technical Services functions are presently dispersed in the library.
Cataloging is located on the second floor adjacent to the main circulation
and to the reference reading room. Shipping, Binding, Gift Processing,
Preservation and Conservation, and Acquisitions are located on the
basement level.
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Technology
Library Information Technology comprises three units as well as the Office
of Library IT—Systems, Integrated Library Systems, and Digital Services
and Development. Systems staff is located in the Main Library but work
throughout the library system to provide support for, as well as development
of, production library systems, staff and public desktop systems support
and network development. This function has grown quickly over the last
five years, with emphasis on interaction with Library staff to do database
and application development to enhance access to Library resources for
users as well as staff, and offices have been found wherever space was
available. The Integrated Library Systems unit focuses on supporting the
staff and user components of the Library’s online catalog as well as related
in-house and commercially-licensed systems that provide access to the
Library’s collections and resources.
Digitization of material is taking place on a limited basis, primarily of special
collections. The Library is partnering with library staff and faculty who
use the collections to identify and digitize unique resources. The Digital
Services and Development unit (DSD), a part of Library IT, is primarily
responsible for supporting the systems and the processes involved in
collections digitization and access. Formerly located in the Grainger
Engineering Library, the DSD was moved in August 2005 to the fourth floor
of the Main Library in order to be in closer proximity to the collections and
the domain expert librarians who curate them. A digital library research
program is situated in the Grainger Engineering Library.
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Existing Plans
The plan diagrams on the following pages indicate the Main Library and the
Undergraduate Library existing space allocations. A Preliminary Summary
Program identifying existing space allocations is included in Appendix B.
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OPEN PUBLIC SPACE
LIBRARY USER/SERVICE
STACKS / COLLECTIONS
MORTENSON
CENTER
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION,
FACULTY & TECHNICAL SERVICES
BUILDING SUPPORT / MECHANICAL
CIRCULATION
ACQUISITION
WRITING
WORKSHOP
BINDING
CITES
Classroom
CITES
Computer Lab
CAFE
PRESERVATION
OFFICE OF
COLLECTIONS
Undergraduate Library
Existing Lower Level Plan
ARCHIVES
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Main Library
Existing Basement Floor Plan
CONFERENCE
ROOM
Undergraduate Library
Existing Upper Level Plan
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PROCESSING
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DESK
SLAVIC & EAST
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& CARIBBEAN
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RARE
BOOKS
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SCIENCE
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LINCOLN
ROOM
COLLECTIONS
SURGE SPACE
STAFF LOUNGE
FACULTY
STUDIES
ILLINOIS HISTORY
SURVEY
MAP &
GEOGRAPHY
LIBRARY
CONFERENCE
ROOM
CLASSICS
LIBRARY
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LANGUAGE &
LINGUISTICS
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CONFERENCE
ROOM
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Current Library Initiatives
There are many changes occurring in the Library that have been, or are
presently being, made in response to
• the increased need for technology and access.
• the stated desire to consolidate service points.
• concerns regarding life safety and egress issues.
• concerns regarding the preservation and conservation of the
collection.
• an increased commitment to preserving the library’s collections, both
physical and digital.
The following is a summary of the most significant changes, either
planned or recently completed:
• The History and Philosophy and Newspaper Libraries have merged
and physically consolidated on the second floor of the Main Library.
• The Women and Gender Resources Library, which had been located
on the fourth floor of the Main Library, was closed; its collections and
staff were redistributed.
• Conservation will be moved to the Oak Street Off-Site Storage
facility, and Preservation Services will be consolidated.
• Plans for the re-configuration of the upper level of the Undergraduate
Library as a Learning Commons are complete and funding is being
sought.
• A wet pipe sprinkler system is to be installed throughout the
Undergraduate Library as part of the above mentioned reconfiguration. The main stacks in the Main Library will be protected
by a sprinkler system to the extent that funding allows.
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• Category 6 wiring will be installed throughout the Main and
Undergraduate Libraries.
• Wireless service will be installed in the public areas of the Main and
Undergraduate Libraries.
• Three new Communication Equipment Rooms (CER) are being built
in the Main Library.
• Exterior envelope improvements, the replacement of built-up flat
roofs with single membrane, and gutter and downspout replacement
are planned.
The following summarizes initiatives that are being considered
• Move Cataloging to the basement in close proximity to Binding and
Acquisitions.
• Consolidate Rare Books, University Archives, and Illinois Historical
Survey to create a Special Collections unit located in a separate wing
or building.
• Merge the Modern Languages, English and Classics Libraries to
provide a single service point.
• Create a Scholarly Commons in the main reading room on the
second floor.
• Combine some or all of the Map and Geography Library (now on
the fourth floor of the Main Library) with the Geology Library in the
Natural History Building.
• Create one central service point in the Main Library to distribute
materials requested by patrons (i.e. Reserves, Holds, Interlibrary
Loan).
• Replace major mechanical systems and upgrade electrical system.
• Renovate the Marshall Gallery and replace/upgrade the northwest
lower level entry.
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Funds currently allocated to the Library
As a public institution, UIUC has historically received most of its funding
from the State and the Federal Government. This has changed in recent
years. UIUC gets approximately 19% of its funding from public resources,
and tuition has exceeded state funding as a resource. UIUC is in transition
and beginning to look for donors for many of its major funding needs.
The following is a synopsis of funds currently allocated to the Library:
• The campus and UI Foundation are supporting a $30 million capital
campaign to raise funds for books and preservation, endowed library
faculty positions, and facilities.
• UIUC has $30 million in certificates for deferred maintenance on
the exterior of buildings. Three buildings have been identified as
a priority: the Main Library, the Undergraduate Library and Altgeld
Hall. It was estimated that these monies would come through before
the end of the summer of 2005, as soon as the sale of University
bonds is approved.
• $30 million is being set aside for MEP repair and replacement for the
whole campus.
• The Capital Development Board has allocated money for UIUC, $1.7
million of which has been appropriated for the Main Library. This
money has been allocated for mechanical work in the library. It is
unclear when these funds will become available.
• $4.0 million has been allocated to install sprinkler in the Undergraduate
Library and much of the stack area of the Main Library.
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Use and perception of Main Library Today
The arrangement and quality of physical spaces within the Main Library
are not functionally logical and do not provide the comfortable, inviting,
service-oriented atmosphere necessary to support the Library’s strategic
goals. As such, spaces are often under-utilized. This message was heard
repeatedly in the faculty and staff workshops, and in the Undergraduate
and Graduate Surveys. While the importance of issues was weighed
differently by various library staff members and students, a consistent
desire for a library with a visible and accessible collection, enhanced
space for public engagement and professional services, and comfortable
places for learning and research were voiced by all constituents. Common
themes are summarized below.
• Public engagement on the 1st floor is lacking. Primary intervention
for a first time library user occurs on the 2nd floor. This is a “missed
opportunity”. Currently, it is possible to walk from one end of the
building to the other (north/south) on the first floor with no sign that
one is actually in a Library. There are no general public service
points at the major entries to the building.
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• There is no space to exhibit and celebrate the collections. The Library
is in need of spaces for public programming where potential users can
be engaged in what the Library has to offer and where the Library can
showcase its resources.
• Spaces for public service in the building are not flexible and are
dispersed. Subject specific public services in the library are limited
almost exclusively to the departmental libraries. The second floor, which
is the primary general public service point, is configured as a distribution
site and doesn’t allow for collaborative work or a gradation of service.
There is a growing need for spaces that accommodate general users
with a variety of needs such as:
-Self-service.
-Intermediate spaces where help is visible, but is not
overwhelming.
-Instruction space.
-Space for user interaction.
-Space in which to read, study, and learn individually or in
groups.
-Defined group study spaces.
• The Library is highly compartmentalized and fragmented both
physically and organizationally. The de-centralized organization of
the library leads to the isolation of departments and does not promote
interdisciplinary study. Each Departmental Library has its own public
service point, making access to the collections confusing and difficult for
many users. Planning strategies should promote interdisciplinary study,
foster access to the collections and create a collaborative teaching and
learning environment.
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• The stacks are overcrowded and therefore difficult to access.
There are 5.5 million volumes in the stacks; 45% of them are in
the air-conditioned 6th addition in compaction. There are places
in the stacks that are at 110% physical capacity. The removal of
800,000 books to the Oak Street Library Facility is almost complete
at the time of this writing and brings the overall capacity down to a
working capacity of 85%. A shift of materials in the stacks is being
planned to take advantage of the newly released space. Many of
the study areas in the stacks (particularly the Asian studies area),
however, are overfilled.
• The collection is not adequately housed. Although built to house
collections valued at $1.5 billion (in 2001), the Library’s buildings
are largely deficient in terms of protecting their unique and valuable
holdings from natural deterioration, fire, and other threats due to a lack
of environmental controls, fire protection and compartmentalization,
and security. The library is committed to good stewardship, and the
environment in which the collections are held is essential to this
goal.
• There are not enough places to view or work with material in the
main stack core. The carrels along the north and south walls of the
stacks are substandard and uninviting spaces for use by scholars
to work with collection materials. They are presently individually
assigned.
• The main stack core of the Library is not adequately served to
satisfy egress and life-safety concerns.
• The connection with the Undergraduate Library is a valuable asset
that should be enhanced.
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Photo: Grant Ullrich
Courtesy of: UIUC Website
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Guiding Principles
Based on the working sessions with the Library Faculty and Staff,
discussions with the Steering Committee and the Acting Provost,
undergraduate and graduate student surveys, and workshops conducted
by Abby Smith, SBRA worked with the Library to develop the following
Guiding Principles on which to base development of planning strategies:
• The knowledge environment will continue to change and the present
structure of knowledge (boundaries) will disappear.
• The intersection across traditional boundaries (connections) will be
drivers in research and learning.
• The Library will be a global access point.
• The Library is an intellectual environment that equips students with
intellectual tools and assists in the development of critical thought
processes.
• The University will be a destination within the community; the Library
is a destination within the University.
• The Library is a global destination (whether virtual or physical).
• The Library will continue to be a repository for tangible materials.
• The Library will house a physical collection managed for optimum
efficiency for storage and access.
• The Library will continue to take its material stewardship responsibilities
seriously.
• The Library space will be focused on the user experience.
• The Library will be a 24/7, service intensive, resource hub.
• Library/technology services will be seamless and transparent.
• Visibility and accessibility to value added features will be achieved
through strategic mergers and consolidation of collections and
services.
• The Library is a place of scholarly community created through resource
-connected, technologically flexible environments.
• Library services will be delivered both physically and virtually by
library faculty to faculty, staff, and students where they do their work,
wherever that may be.
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MEMORIAL
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Vision
Role of Library on Campus
It is envisioned that the library will infuse the entire University Campus,
with both services and content available everywhere on campus. The Main
Library and the Undergraduate Library will both act as gateways to these
services. The Main Library will remain the centerpiece of this concept of a
diffused University library.
The UIUC Library is distinctive because of its collections and experts.
Accessibility and celebration of the collection and services are essential to
the aspiration of UIUC to become the leading public research University
in the world. These strengths will become increasingly critical in the future
as the Library creates and expands digital collections and develops new
services that revolve around reliable long-term access to and preservation
of digital content, and the curation of that content so that its usefulness is
ensured over time. The Main Library will be the institutional repository for
the majority of the collections, regardless of form or format; IDEALS will
be the University’s digital content repository service. Collections, human
expertise as well as cutting-edge technology will play critical roles in the
Library’s future.
Envisioned Long Term Planning Strategies
The Conceptual Framework Report for the Main Library proposes a spatial
reorganization that will address the vision for the future of the University
Library as well as the needs and concerns identified by the Library faculty
and the students. The proposed diagrammatic plans will:
• Strengthen the public engagement at all entries, including the tunnel
from the Undergraduate Library.
• Dedicate three floors of the Northwest wing, and the north half of
the sixth stack addition for a Special Collections Library and exhibit
space.
• Provide public service areas in the form of a Scholarly Commons on
the first and second floors.
• Consolidate technical services in the basement level.
• Concentrate library administration on the fourth floor.
• Develop the third floor and part of the fourth floor as areas for more
individual learning with faculty offices, and graduate student carrels
and collaborative study spaces.
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Proposed Plans
The plan diagrams on the following pages indicate the Main Library and
the Undergraduate Library proposed space allocations. A Preliminary
Summary Program identifying proposed space allocations is included in
Appendix B.
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OPEN PUBLIC SPACE
MEDIA &
RESERVES
CIRCULATING
COLLECTION
COMPACT
SHELVING
LIBRARY USER/SERVICE
STACKS / COLLECTIONS
MORTENSON
CENTER
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION,
FACULTY & TECHNICAL SERVICES
PERIODICALS
COLLECTION &
PHOTOCOPIERS
STUDY
CARRELS
CIRCULATING
COLLECTION
BUILDING SUPPORT / MECHANICAL
CIRCULATION
Undergraduate Library
Proposed Lower Level Plan
SHIPPING & RECEIVING
TECHNICAL SERVICES
CITES
COMPUTER
LAB
ADA
ROOMS
REGISTRAR
CLASSROOM
CITES
COMPUTER
CLASSROOM
CAREER
CLUSTER
REFERENCE
COLLECTION
WRITING
WORKSHOP
LEARNING
COMMONS
STUDENT
SERVICES
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ADMINISTRATION
COMBINED
SERVICES
DESK
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COMMONS
Vision
SPECIAL
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EXHIBIT
SPACE
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COMMONS
CAFE
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SPACE
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INSTRUCTIONAL
SPACE
SCHOLARLY
COMMONS
SPECIAL
COLLECTIONS
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COMMONS
COLLECTIONS
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Proposed Lower Level and Courtyard Plan
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COLLECTIONS
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SPECIALIST
OFFICES &
RESEARCH SPACE
SUBJECT
SPECIALIST
OFFICES &
INSTRUCTIONAL
SPACE
RESEARCH SPACE
SUBJECT SPECIALISTS
OFFICES &
RESEARCH SPACE
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ADMINISTRATION
GRADUATE
STUDIES
SUBJECT SPECIALISTS
SPACES &
RESEARCH SPACE
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ADMINISTRATION
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Proposed Third Floor Plan
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Proposed Fourth Floor Plan
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Main Library
Fourth Floor
LIBRARY USER/SERVICE
STACKS / COLLECTIONS
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION, FACULTY &
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CIRCULATION
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Second Floor Plan
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Envisioned Long Term Planning Strategies - Area Detail
Public Engagement
• Open up the space on the first floor, west of the main staircases (currently
housing IRRC, some Education and Social Sciences Library Spaces,
and the Library Business Offices) to serve as an introductory “gateway”
to the library, with such features as café and exhibition space. The goal
is to draw people from the heavily trafficked north/south corridor into the
center of the building.
• Create an inviting stairway from the newly developed café area down to
the basement level to provide a more direct and visible connection to the
Undergraduate Library.
• Locate a public service desk/information in the east entry hall of the
first floor to provide immediate assistance and information to anyone
entering the building.
• Construct two stairways, one in each of the courtyards, to provide direct
and visible access from the north/south corridor on the first floor with the
primary public service areas on the second floor.
Vertical Circulation
• Construct two additional stairs in the first addition of the stacks to meet
the critical need for additional egress from the stack core.
• Build a new stair/elevator core in the sixth stack addition to provide
convenient vertical circulation for the Special Collections Department
within the stacks.
• Locate an open stairway from the first floor down to the basement level
to provide a more direct, inviting, and visible connection leading to the
Undergraduate Library.
• Build two additional staircases in the courtyards to provide a direct
visual vertical connection between the heavily trafficked north/south
corridor on the first floor and the research and learning spaces of the
second floor Scholarly Commons.
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Vision
Print Collections
• The growth of digital collections will allow much of the physical print
collections in many departmental libraries to migrate to the main stacks
or Oak Street.
• Existing study carrels along the north and south walls of the main stack
core will be removed and replaced with new scholarly stations to view and
use material. These spaces will not be assignable and will serve all users
of the stacks.
• Shelving will be removed from the first addition to the stack core on the
second floor and the space will be dedicated to a circulation desk and
immediate circulation needs.
• Shelving will be removed from the first addition to the stack core on the
third and fourth floors to create collaborative study spaces and comfortable
seating. The intent is to enhance the connection between the north and
south wings of the building.
• Shelving capacities will be established for the main stack core for the
purpose of providing accessibility and manageability for the collections
kept there. It is assumed that off-site shelving will play an increasingly
important role in maintaining an accessible collection.
• Environmental controls and air conditioning need to be assessed for the
stack core.
• On the second, third and fourth floors, it is proposed that a glazing system
be used between the study areas and the stacks to provide a visual
connection between the two spaces.
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Public Services
• In the Main Library services will be focused on the first and second floor.
• A public service desk/information desk will be located in the east entry
hall of the first floor to provide immediate assistance and information to
anyone entering the building.
• The Learning Commons on the upper level of the Undergraduate Library
is envisioned as a service intensive laboratory, offering a continuum of
services from the discovery of information right through the publication/use
of the information for short term projects (completed within the semester
time-frame)
• The Scholarly Commons on the first floor and on the second floor of the
Main Library is a re-conception of the traditional reference room. It will be
a service oriented and technologically integrated place of scholarship. The
Scholarly Commons is envisioned as a gateway to in-depth research from
which a user can consult as advised and directed with subject specialists
on longer term projects. The first floor of the Scholarly Commons is
envisioned as having more space for self-service and intermediate service
work, while the second floor is envisioned as providing space for more
intense consultation and research.
• Global, Community and University outreach programs will be part of all
aspects of the Library public service model.
• Technology will be ubiquitous throughout the Library system and the
University.
• The Library will collaborate with other University departments to establish
a continuum of IT services from search, through development and
production.
• The northwest part of the fourth floor is planned as a graduate study
commons, with carrels and group study areas throughout.
• Space made available by the removal of shelving and interstitial floors in
the first stack addition on the third and fourth floors will become space for
collaborative study.
• Library faculty offices and instruction spaces will be located on the third
floor.
PUBLIC SERVICES
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COLLECTIONS
SPACE
Special Collections - Fourth Floor
COLLECTIONS
SPACE
USER &
FACULTY &
STAFF SPACES
Special Collections - Third Floor
COLLECTIONS
SPACE
Special Collections - Second Floor
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Vision
Special Collections
• Special Collections will become a consolidated unit that incorporates,
Rare Books & Manuscripts, Maps, University Archives, and the Illinois
Historical Survey.
• Special Collections will be housed in the northwest wing of the library,
which has direct access to the stacks, on the first, second, third floors.
• Exhibit Space and additional reading room space for Special Collections
could be located in the northeast portion of the first floor (for purposes of
this study the proposed diagrams and the program in Appendix B do not
include this space as part of the Special Collections Library).
COLLECTIONS
SPACE
USER &
FACULTY &
STAFF SPACES
Special Collections - First Floor
COLLECTIONS
SPACE
Special Collections - Basement Floor
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Library Administration & Faculty - Fourth Floor
Library Faculty - Third Floor
Collections Processing- Second Floor
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Library Faculty and Staff
• Staff offices for Library Administration including the University Librarian’s
Offices, the Preservation Office, the Human Resources Office, the
Business Office, Library Systems, and the Development Offices have
been consolidated on the fourth floor.
• Technical Services including Cataloging, Binding, Preservation Services,
and Acquisitions will be consolidated on the basement level.
• Staff environments will be designed to both flexibly support specific
patterns of activity as well as create an enjoyable workplace maximizing
the availability of natural light.
• Subject specialists and research librarians will be located in the north
and south wings of the third and fourth floors. Spaces will be designed to
facilitate individual instruction and collaborative research.
Library Administration - First Floor
Technical Services - Basement Floor
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Next Steps
As a next step it is recommended that the Library undertake a
comprehensive infrastructure evaluation and feasibility study to test and
examine in greater detail the recommendations of this report in terms of
the physical building. More specifically studies should include:
•
A comprehensive infrastructure evaluation of Mechanical,
Electrical and Plumbing systems in the building.
•
A structural evaluation
•
A building envelope evaluation
•
A code analysis
The above mentioned assessment will provide the information for a
feasibility study that will examine the implications of the conceptual vision
from the real perspective of the building and provide the university with a
preliminary cost forecast and a comprehensive phasing strategy for the
recommendations of the Contextual Framework Report.
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Conclusion
The Main Library and the Undergraduate Library at the University of
Illinois (UIUC) play an essential role in scholarly research and learning
on the campus. They are at the core of the University both physically and
spiritually, and together they can provide a unique learning environment
where resources, both traditional and emerging, are shared among
researchers and scholars from a variety of disciplines.
If the Library is to remain a destination library, a place to which scholars
travel from around the world; if it is to provide a competitive edge in
recruiting and retaining excellent faculty in all disciplines and reflecting the
dynamic essence of our institution; and if it is to remain vitally important
to the work of UIUC scholars and students in the twenty first century, then
this great library building must be revitalized. This conceptual framework
report provides the vision for this building that truly reflects the treasures
and potential it holds.
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Appendix
A
Meeting Participants
B
Preliminary Summary Program
C
Preliminary Linear Footage Calculations
D List of Pertinent Documents
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Meeting Date:
April 6, 2005
Subject:
Preservation Meeting
Present:
Sarah Felton, Project Architect, SBRA
Geoff Freeman, Principal, SBRA
Jeff Schrader, Director of Library Facilities, UIUC
- Meeting
Participants
TomAppendix
Teper, Head ofA
Preservation,
UIUC
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Meeting Date: April 6, 2005
Subject:
Facilities Meeting
Present:
Jean Ascoli, Architect, Capital Planning, UIUC
Sarah Felton, Project Architect, SBRA
Geoff Freeman, Principal, SBRA
Lee Galaway, Library Network Administration, UIUC
Craig Grant, Code Compliance Coordinator, UIUC
Paul Messman, Environmental Controls, UIUC
Kent Reifsteck, Ass. Dir. of Eng. Services, UIUC
Jeff Schrader, Director of Library Facilities, UIUC
Ed Scopel, Associate Campus Architect, UIUC
John Weible, Head of Library Systems, UIUC
Tim Zimmer, Mechanical Engineer, UIUC
Meeting Date:
April 6, 2005
Subject:
Long Range Library Planning Committee Meeting
Present:
Sarah Felton, Project Architect, SBRA
Geoff Freeman, Principal, SBRA
Paula Kaufman, University Librarian, UIUC
Michael Loui, Professor, UIUC
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Appendix A - Meeting Participants
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Meeting Date:
April 6, 2005
Subject:
Meeting with Library Faculty
Present:
Muhammad Al-Faruque, Middle East Library, UIUC
MaryBeth Allen, ALS Library, UIUC
Robert Burger, Associate University Librarian, UIUC
Chew Chiat Naun, Technical Services, UIUC
Tina Chrzastowski, Chemistry Library, UIUC\
Sharon Clark, Newspaper Library, UIUC
Sarah Felton, Project Architect, SBRA
Geoff Freeman, Principal, SBRA
Roxanne Frey, Development, UIUC
Gail Hueting, Cataloguing, UIUC
Shuyong Jiang, Asian Library, UIUC
Jenny Marie Johnson, Map & Geography Library, UIUC
Lyn Jones, Development, UIUC
Al Kagan, Africana Library, UIUC
Kathleen Kern, Reference, UIUC
Tom Kilton, Modern Languages Library, UIUC
Kathleen Kluegel, English Library, UIUC
Betsy Kruger, Circulation, UIUC
William Maher, University Archives, UIUC
Larry Miller, Slavic Library, UIUC
Michael Norman, Technical Services, UIUC
Chris Prom, University Archives, UIUC
Susan Schnuer, Mortenson Center, UIUC
Jeff Schrader, Director of Library Facilities, UIUC
Scott Schwartz, Sousa Archives: Center for American Music, UIUC
Danuta Shanzer, Professor of Classics, UIUC
Rebecca A. Smith, Business and Economics Library, UIUC
Mary Stuart, History and Philosophy Library, UIUC
Bruce Swann, Classics Library, UIUC
Caroline Szylowicz, Modern Languages Library, UIUC
Karen Wei, Asian Library, UIUC
Cherie Weible, IRRC, UIUC
Meeting Date:
April , 2005
Subject:
Meeting with Provost
Present:
Jesse Delia, Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UIUC
Clif Carey, Director of Planning, UIUC
Sarah Felton, Project Architect, SBRA
Geoff Freeman, Principal, Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott
Paula Kaufman, University Librarian, UIUC
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Meeting Date:
April , 2005
Subject:
Meeting with Steering Committee
Present:
Robert Burger, Associate University Librarian for Services, UIUC
Geoff Freeman, Principal, SBRA
Paula Kaufman, University Librarian, UIUC
Karen Schmidt, Associate University Librarian for Collections, UIUC
Beth Sandore, Associate University Librarian for Information Technology Planning
and Policy, UIUC
Meeting Date: June 5, 2005
Subject:
Strategy Meeting
Present:
Jean Ascoli, Architect, Capital Planning, UIUC
Sarah Felton, Project Architect, SBRA
Geoff Freeman, Principal, SBRA
Jeff Schrader, Director of Library Facilities, UIUC
Meeting Date: June 5, 2005
Subject:
Systems/IT Meeting
Present:
Jean Ascoli, Architect, Capital Planning, UIUC
Sarah Felton, Project Architect, SBRA
Geoff Freeman, Principal, SBRA
Lee Galaway, Network Administration, UIUC
Beth Sandore, Associate University Librarian for IT, UIUC
Jeff Schrader, Director of Library Facilities, UIUC
John Weible, Head of Library Systems, UIUC
Meeting Date: June 5, 2005
Subject:
Facilities Meeting
Present:
Jean Ascoli, Architect, Capital Planning, UIUC
Sarah Felton, Project Architect, SBRA
Geoff Freeman, Principal, SBRA
Craig Grant, Campus Construction Code Compliance Coordinator, UIUC
Kent Reifsteck, Ass. Dir. Of Engineering Services, UIUC
Jeff Schrader, Director of Library Facilities, UIUC
Tim Zimmer, Mechanical Engineer, UIUC
Meeting Date: June 5, 2005
Subject:
Meeting with Associate University Librarian for IT
Present:
Jean Ascoli, Architect, Capital Planning, UIUC
Sarah Felton, Project Architect, SBRA
Geoff Freeman, Principal, SBRA
Beth Sandore, Associate University Librarian for IT, UIUC
Jeff Schrader, Director of Library Facilities, UIUC
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Appendix A - Meeting Participants
Meeting Date: June 5, 2005
Subject:
Meeting with Associate University Librarian for Collections and Preservation
Present:
Jean Ascoli, Architect, Capital Planning, UIUC
Sarah Felton, Project Architect, SBRA
Geoff Freeman, Principal, SBRA
Karen Schmidt, Associate University Librarian for Collections, UIUC
Jeff Schrader, Director of Library Facilities, UIUC
Tom Teper, Head of Preservation, UIUC
Meeting Date: June 6, 2005
Subject:
Meeting with members of the Committee for Institutional Cooperation (CIC)
Present:
Jean Ascoli, Architect, Capital Planning, UIUC
Bob Burger, Associate University Librarian for Services, UIUC
Sarah Felton, Project Architect, SBRA
Geoff Freeman, Principal, SBRA
Lisa Hinchliffe, Information Literacy, UIUC
Tom Kilton, Modern Languages and Linguistics Library, UIUC
Nancy O’Brien, Education and Social Sciences Library, UIUC
Jeff Schrader, Director of Library Facilities, UIUC
Karen Wei, Asian Library, UIUC
Meeting Date: June 6, 2005
Subject:
Meeting with Associate University Librarian for Services
Present:
Jean Ascoli, Architect, Capital Planning, UIUC
Bob Burger, Associate University Librarian for Services, UIUC
Sarah Felton, Project Architect, SBRA
Geoff Freeman, Principal, SBRA
Lisa Hinchliffe, Information Literacy, UIUC
Jeff Schrader, Director of Library Facilities, UIUC
Meeting Date: June 6, 2005
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Subject:
Meeting – Steering Committee
Present:
Jean Ascoli, Architect, Capital Planning, UIUC
Bob Burger, Associate University Librarian for Services, UIUC
Sarah Felton, Project Architect, SBRA
Geoff Freeman, Principal, SBRA
Paula Kaufman, University Librarian, UIUC
Beth Sandore, Associate University Librarian for IT, UIUC
Karen Schmidt, Associate University Librarian for Collections, UIUC
Jeff Schrader, Director of Library Facilities, UIUC
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Meeting Date: September 29, 2005
Subject:
Workshop – Future of the Library, Session I
Present:
Jean Ascoli, Architect, Capital Planning, UIUC
Sarah Felton, Project Architect, SBRA
Jacque Flaherty, Library Development
Geoff Freeman, Principal, SBRA
Jenny Marie Johnson, Map & Geography
Kathleen Kern, Main Reference
Jo Kibbee, Main Reference
Lori Mestre, Office of Services
Chew Chiat Naun, Technical Services
Lian Ruan, Il Fire Service
Beth Sandore, Library IT
Jeff Schrader, Director of Library Facilities, UIUC
Bruce Swann, Classics Library
Gennye Varvel, Government Documents
Lynn Wiley, Acquisitions
Beth Woodard, Reference/staff develop
Meeting Date: September 29, 2005
Subject:
Workshop – Future of the Library, Session II
Present:
Jean Ascoli, Architect, Capital Planning, UIUC
Stephanie Atkins, Central Circulation
Bob Burger, Services
Sarah Felton, Project Architect, SBRA
Geoff Freeman, Principal, SBRA
Nelly Gonzalez, Latin American
Karen Hogenboom, Government Documents
Valerie Hotchkiss, Rare Book
Gail Hueting, Monographic Cataloging
Eleanor Horbacker, Cataloging
Shuyong Jiang, Asian
Qiang Jin, Cataloging
Tom Kilton, Mod Lang & Linguistics
Betsy Kruger, Central Circ/Bookstacks
Mary Mallory, Gov. Documents
Nancy O’Brien, Education & Social Science
Lynne Rudasill, ESSL & Global Studies
Dawn Schmitz, CLIR Post-Doc
Jeff Schrader, Director of Library Facilities, UIUC
Abby Smith, Consultant
Marek Sroka, Slavic Library
Joe Straw, Reference Library
Jennifer Hain Teper, Conservation
Janet Weber, Cataloging
Karen Wei, Asian
Greg Youngen, Vet Med Library
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Meeting Date: September 29, 2005
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Subject:
Workshop – Future of the Library, Session III
Present:
Mary Beth Allen, Applied Life Studies
Rod Allen, Business Office
Jean Ascoli, Architect, Capital Planning, UIUC
Rajwant Chilana, Asian Library
Susan Edwards, Business Office
Muhammad al-Faruque, Asian Library
Sarah Felton, Project Architect, SBRA
Geoff Freeman, Principal, SBRA
Lee Galaway, Library Systems
Fan Gao, Technical Services
David Griffith, Government Docs
Laura Hangon, BEL
Carissa Holler, BEL
Cindy Ingold, Women & Gender Resources
Ruby Jahr, Biology
Lyn Jones, Development
Al Kagan, African Studies
Kevin McLaughlin, Government Docs
Setsuko Noguchi, Asian Library
Michael Norman, Technical Services
Maria Porta, Acquisitions
Miranda Remnek, Slavic & East European
Karen Schmidt, Collections
Jeff Schrader, Director of Library Facilities, UIUC
Sue Searing, LIS
Dennis Sears, History, Philosophy & News
Wendy Shelburne, Acquisitions
Sarah Shreeves, Info Technology & Planning
Mary Stuart, History, Philosophy & News
Kelvin Touchette, Library Systems
Cherie Weible, IRRC (ILL/DD)
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Meeting Date: December 9, 2005
Subject:
Review of Report with Steering Committee (Conference Call)
Present:
Jean Ascoli, Architect, Capital Planning, UIUC
Bob Burger, Associate University Librarian for Services, UIUC
Sarah Felton, Project Architect, SBRA
Geoff Freeman, Principal, SBRA
Paula Kaufman, University Librarian, UIUC
Beth Sandore, Associate University Librarian for IT, UIUC
Karen Schmidt, Associate University Librarian for Collections, UIUC
Jeff Schrader, Director of Library Facilities, UIUC
Meeting Date: January 3, 2005
Subject:
Present:
Facilities Review of Report (Conference Call)
Jean Ascoli, Architect, Capital Planning, UIUC
Clif Carey, Director of Planning, UIUC
Sarah Felton, Project Architect, SBRA
Geoff Freeman, Principal, SBRA
Jeff Schrader, Director of Library Facilities, UIUC
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Appendix B - Preliminary Summary Program
Undergraduate Library
Area
Existing
ASF
Public Functions
Collections
General Collection
Applied Life Studies
Business and Economics
Classics
Education & Social Science
English
Library and Information Science
Map & Geography
Modern Languages and Linguistics
Newspaper, History and Philosophy
Office of Collections
Slavic and East European
University Archives - Stacks
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Proposed
ASF
Existing
User Seats
Proposed
Seating
Existing Proposed
LF Shelving LF
Shelving
2,908 asf
85,08 asf
332 asf
2,2 asf
,9 asf
,022 asf
695 asf
0 asf
2,55 asf
8 asf
,588 asf
8,9 asf
,9 asf
4,330 asf
Rare Book & Special Collections
Rare Books - Stacks
Rare Books - User Space
Rare Books - Processing
Rare Books - Offices
21,491 asf
4,829 asf
272 asf
566 asf
Library/User
Africana and Afro-Americana
Applied Life Studies
Asian
Business and Economics
Circulation - Study Space in Stacks
Circulation Room
Classics
Education and Social Science
English
Faculty Studies
Government Documents
Illinois History Survey*
Latin American and Caribbean
Library and Information Science
Map & Geography*
Modern Languages and Linguistics
Newspaper, History and Philosophy*
Reference
Slavic and East European
Study Room - 4th Floor
University Archives - User Space
324 asf
,95 asf
555 asf
6,80 asf
15,577 asf
2,554 asf
,25 asf
8,00 asf
2,503 asf
3,02 asf
2,089 asf
2 asf
23 asf
2,66 asf
53 asf
,93 asf
2,85 asf
10,972 asf
,62 asf
171 asf
1,457 asf
Technical Services Offices/Processing
Applied Life Studies
Business and Economics
Conservation
Education
English
Main Library - Acquisitions
Main Library - Cataloguing
Modern Languages and Linguistics
Preservation/Binding
Slavic and East European
University Archives - Processing
8 asf
08 asf
,263 asf
66 asf
50 asf
3,509 asf
4,858 asf
30 asf
809 asf
980 asf
511 asf
Library Administration
Library Administration
Library Business
Library Development
Library Human Resources
Library Systems
Office of Facilities
,96 asf
,20 asf
62 asf
815 asf
,523 asf
3,52 asf
220,569 asf 171,656 asf
27,158 asf
61 seats
42,772 asf
204 seats *
61
69,184 asf
81,884 asf
7
9
2
23
47
3
225
68
20
0
6
8
2
8
277
3
20
50
13,602 asf
18,346 asf
12,465 asf
11,911 asf
1384 seats 1535 seats **
466,376 lf
350,818 lf
65,620 lf
114,272 lf
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Existing
ASF
Area
Library Staff Offices
Africana and Afro-Americana
Applied Life Studies
Asian
Business and Economics
Circulation
Classics
Education
English
Government Documents
IRRC
Latin American and Caribbean
Library and Information Science
Map & Geography
Modern Languages and Linguistics
Newspaper, History and Philosophy
Reference
Slavic and East European
University Archives - Offices
Women and Gender Resources
Other
Classroom
343 asf
23 asf
,5 asf
6 asf
,3 asf
59 asf
2 asf
53 asf
,68 asf
1,139 asf
2 asf
353 asf
asf
95 asf
0 asf
2,563 asf
,32 asf
177 asf
398 asf
362,763 asf
Sub-basement - 6th Addition GSF
Basement Level GSF
Level 2 Stack Floor GSF
First Floor GSF
Level Stack Floor GSF
Second Floor GSF
Level 6 Stack Floor GSF
Third Floor GSF
Level 8 Stack Floor GSF
Fourth Floor GSF
Level 0 Stack Floor GSF
Attic/Penthouse
TOTAL BUILDING GROSS
4,551 gsf
95,29 gsf
29,922 gsf
89,5 gsf
2,228 gsf
89,655 gsf
9,5 gsf
,88 gsf
28,9 gsf
89,3 gsf
9,55 gsf
35,109 gsf
597,504 gsf
Net to Gross Ratio
17,354 asf
16,431 asf
2,431 asf
2,431 asf
2,3 asf
TOTAL BUILDING ASF
Proposed
ASF
60.71%
.65
Existing
User Seats
Proposed
Seating
Existing Proposed
LF Shelving LF
Shelving
Existing
User Seats
Proposed
Seating
Existing Proposed
LF Shelving LF
Shelving
348,339 asf
58.30%
Undergraduate Library
Area
Existing
ASF
Proposed
ASF
Public Service
Library User
Collections
Library Staff
Non-Library
,80 asf
,30 asf
,86 asf
,02 asf
,9 asf
,80 asf
3,593 asf
20,2 asf
5, asf
3,60 asf
TOTAL BUILDING ASF
68,863 asf
68,863 asf
Lower Level UGL GSF
Upper Level UGL GSF
Entry Level UGL GSF
TOTAL BUILDING GROSS
,00 gsf
,320 gsf
3,80 gsf
95,500 gsf
Net to Gross Ratio
72.11%
.39
72.11%
*
Seats in Special Collections Library based on 75% of square footage available in 146A, 246A, and 346A and 40 s.f./seat. These rooms
are proposed as Library User Space.
** Seats based on 75% of assignable square footage and 40 s.f./seat.
*** See following spreadsheet for more information regarding the Linear Square Footage.
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Appendix C - Preliminary Linear Footage Calculations
EXISTING LINEAR FEET OF SHELVING
GENERAL COLLECTION
Floor
BasW-S
BasW-N
2W-S
2W-N
3.5W-S
3.5W-N
5W-S
5W-N
6.5W-S
6.5W-N
8W-S
8W-N
9.5W-S
9.5W-N
6th Add
Linear Feet
16,359
20,480
15,780
17,831
17,576
19,163
18,962
19,472
18,281
0
11,269
0
10,952
12,856
198,978
5th Add
4th Add
3rd Add
2nd Add
1st Add-S 1st Add-N
Floor Linear Feet Linear Feet Linear Feet Linear Feet Linear Feet Linear Feet
Sub
6,361
1
4,745
4,321
3,962
4,162
2,860
2,860
2
4,721
4,310
3,981
4,185
2,860
1,834
3
7,082
6,436
6,075
6,435
2,796
2,768
4
5,663
6,468
5,971
6,278
4,099
4,071
5
3,951
6,658
6,793
6,278
2,206
2,178
6
5,663
7,372
6,779
6,296
2,831
2,831
7
3,559
3,241
2,964
3,322
2,223
2,223
8
3,559
3,241
2,964
3,322
2,223
2,223
9
5,663
6,436
5,928
6,229
2,206
2,206
10
5,633
6,401
5,896
6,191
2,206
2,206
56,598
54,881
51,314
52,697
26,509
25,399
466,376 l.f.
RARE BOOKS & ILLINOIS HISTORY SURVEY
Floor
BasW-S
BasW-N
2W-S
2W-N
3.5W-S
3.5W-N
5W-S
5W-N
6.5W-S
6.5W-N
8W-S
8W-N
9.5W-S
9.5W-N
6th Add
Linear Feet
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19,236 **
0
19,236 **
0
0
38,472
5th Add
4th Add
3rd Add
2nd Add
1st Add-S 1st Add-N
Floor Linear Feet Linear Feet Linear Feet Linear Feet Linear Feet Linear Feet
Sub
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
996
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
3,559
3,241
3,007
3,269
0
0
8
3,559
3,241
3,007
3,269
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
7,117
6,482
6,014
6,539
* Linear Footage Calculations based on Linear Shelf Space.xls and way to much info.xls
** Linear footage for 6.5West North and 8 West North are calculated as an average of
Basement West North, 2 West North, 3.5 West North, and 5 West North.
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0
996
65,620 l.f.
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Appendix C - Preliminary Linear Footage Calculations
PROPOSED LINEAR FEET OF SHELVING
GENERAL COLLECTION
Floor
BasW-S
BasW-N
2W-S
2W-N
3.5W-S
3.5W-N
5W-S
5W-N
6.5W-S
6.5W-N
8W-S
8W-N
9.5W-S
9.5W-N
6th Add
Linear Feet
16,359
0
15,780
0
17,576
0
18,962
0
18,281
0
11,269
0
10,952
0
109,177
5th Add
4th Add
3rd Add
2nd Add
1st Add-S 1st Add-N
Floor Linear Feet Linear Feet Linear Feet Linear Feet Linear Feet Linear Feet
Sub
6,361
1
4,745
4,321
3,962
4,162
0
0
2
4,721
4,310
3,981
4,185
0
0
3
7,082
6,436
6,075
6,435
0
0
4
5,663
6,468
5,971
6,278
0
0
5
3,951
6,658
6,793
6,278
0
0
6
5,663
7,372
6,779
6,296
0
0
7
7,117
6,482
5,971
6,590
0
0
8
7,117
6,482
5,971
6,590
0
0
9
5,663
6,436
5,928
6,229
0
0
10
5,633
6,401
5,896
6,191
0
0
63,715
61,363
57,328
59,234
0
0
350,818 l.f.
RARE BOOKS & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
Floor
BasW-S
BasW-N
2W-S
2W-N
3.5W-S
3.5W-N
5W-S
5W-N
6.5W-S
6.5W-N
8W-S
8W-N
9.5W-S
9.5W-N
6th Add
Linear Feet
0
18,480
0
15,831
0
17,163
0
17,472
0
17,236
0
17,236
0
10,855
114,272
5th Add
4th Add
3rd Add
2nd Add
1st Add-S 1st Add-N
Floor Linear Feet Linear Feet Linear Feet Linear Feet Linear Feet Linear Feet
Sub
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
114,272 l.f.
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Appendix D - List of Pertinent Documents
UNDERGRADUATE LIBRARY
Needs Assessments
Undergraduate Survey Analysis
Collection Preservation Assessments
Undergraduate Library Collections 0 Years Later: An Assessment of Use and Preservation
needs at UIUC
28-3/19/2005
Tom Teper
Systems
UGL Audit list - Maintenance Requirements - GBA
UGL Audit - detail - Maintenance Requirements - GBA
3/11/2005 VFA
3/11/2005 VFA
Library Initiatives
Memorandum regarding "Hands-on Classroom Precis"
Proposed Learning Commons Planning & Implementation Group
200 Lisa Hinchliffe
4/28/2005 Stan Yogi, Beth Sandore
Plans & Drawings
Autocad Plans - Plans & Plans for the Information Commons
TIF files - Plans and Sections
Program
Room/Area Designation
Modified by Jeff Schrader
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MainLibraryConceptualFrameworkReport
DOCUMENTS
University of Illinois
Appendix D - Preliminary Program Projections
Main Library Conceptual Framework Report
MAIN LIBRARY
General
Remote Library Storage Facility
Photographs of Construction and original building
The Library in 2030
Vision/Strategic Plan
A Vision for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Library
Unlocking Our Past, Building Our Future: A Strategic Plan for the University of Illinois Library, FY
2005-2009
University of Illinois Library Strategic Plan FY2001-FY2003
University Library Vision - 2008
12/4/2001 Larson & Darby, Inc.
University Archives
Abby Smith
12/5/2003
4/23/2003
Needs Assessments
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Main Library Functional Relationships and Service Plan
University Library Space Needs Study: A Fifteen Year Perspective
Current and Future Space Needs of the University of Illinois Library Collection
Information Technology Development and Services: An assessment and Plan for the UIUC
Library
Five Years of Vision for Information Literacy Services and Instruction
Statement of Learning Spaces
Graduate Survey Analysis
Graduate Library Egress - Findings from a Review of Graduate Library Exiting
Collection Preservation Assessments
Final Report of the Bookstacks Reorganization Task Force
A Reconnaissance Preservation Assessment of the University of Illinois Library UrbanaChampaign
Rare Book Room Security Issues Supplemental Report
3/1/1994 Aaron Cohen Associates Ltd.
4/13/1995
Logistics Sub-committee, Committee on
11/1/1992 Collection Space
11/20/2002 Beth Sandore
Fall 2002 Lisa Hinchliffe
The Central Public Services
12/1/2003 Learning Spaces Study Group
3/24/2005 Bookstacks Reorganization Task Force
7/19/2001 Chicora Foundation, Inc.
Chicora Foundation, Inc.
Evaluation of Mold and HVAC Conditions at the University of Illinois Library, Urbana-Champaign
Map & Geography in the Main Library Supplemental Report
Current and Emerging Challenges for the Future of Library and Archival Preservation
Chicora Foundation, Inc.
Chicora Foundation, Inc.
Tom Teper
Building Preservation: The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Stacks Assessment
Tom Teper
Systems
Main Library Audit list - Maintenance Requirements - 2004 Reassessment
Main Library Audit - detail - Maintenance Requirements - 2004 Reassessment
Main Library Audit list - Maintenance Requirements - GBA
Main Library Audit - detail - Maintenance Requirements - GBA
Operation and Maintenance Library Plans locating ASU's and SF's
Library Initiatives
Timeline for Merger of History & Philosophy Library and Newspaper Library
Memorandum re: Proposed Learning Commons Planning & Implementation Group
Proposal to Create an Access Services Department in the UIUC Library
University Library - Special Collections Wing, Preliminary Program Statement
Special Collections Wing: Draft Programmed Spaces and Costs
Program Statement for University Library Center for Primary Research Collections (Draft)
Report of the Scholarly Commons Task Force
Proposal for a Retrospective Reference Collection for Main Stacks
12/6/2004
12/6/2004
11/30/2004
11/30/2004
VFA
VFA
VFA
VFA
4/28/2005
7/28/2005
4/15/1996
4/18/2002
12/10/2001
9/20/2005 Scholarly Commons Task Force
10/25/2005 Jo Kibbe
Plans & Drawings
Autocad Plans - Library & Additions 1'=30 (through fifth stack addition)
TIF files - Plans - 6th Stack Addition
TIF files - Sections - 5th Stack Addition, 6th Stack Addition, 7th Addition
TIF files - Plans of Library Additions with dates & year of construction
TIF files - Facilities Floor Plans (6th Stack Addition not included)
Program
Room/Area Designation
Seating Capacity in Main Library Building Libraries
Library - Linear Feet of Shelf Space
12/9/2005
Modified by Jeff Schrader
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architecture
planning
interior design