DRAFT – DEC 9, 2002
Phase IV – East Wing Expansion – Second Floor
Second Floor, East Wing. Establish a space for the unique formats, reference, and security needs of the
Curriculum Library, Multimedia Library and Music Library. This secure space will house the three
separate and distinct Libraries with their separate offices, collection spaces, and service counters located
near each other in order to utilize common spaces (SEE Study Space, Exhibit Area, Gift/Preservation
Room) and shared technological needs (SEE Information Commons, Multimedia Technology Room, and
Group Seminar/Conference Rooms) in order to provide convenient and logical access to these various
formats and services to the users who require concurrent access to materials from the Curriculum Library,
Multimedia Library and Music Library.
CURRICULUM LIBRARY
Department Head Office
1. Function and Description: Department Head Office - Curriculum Library
2. Square Footage: 150 SF
3. Equipment: Ergonomically correct desk, computer workstation and chair.
Networked computer with laser printer.
Storage to include filing cabinets and shelves.
Consultation/Walk-in Reference service area with table and 4 chairs.
Office should be wired for Intranet/Internet access.
Multiple phone lines needed for department head and department lines.
Acoustically separate from public use areas and workrooms.
4. Justification
a. Present situation/services: The office is not adjacent to the curriculum workroom and
the service counter.
b. Future Needs: A functional office space that enables the Curriculum Librarian to provide
walk-in reference services and oversee the Curriculum workroom and service
counter.
5. Relationship to other space
a. Adjacency Desired - Immediate working need
Located adjacent to the Curriculum Library workrooms facing the public area in order to
provide walk-in reference services and user consultations. Office needs to also have good
sightlines to the Curriculum Library workroom and service counter.
6. Light Requirements: Natural Light desired.
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WORKSPACE
1. Function and Description: Curriculum Library Workroom with Secure Service
Counter. This space should include general workspace as well as semi-private
office space for one support staff member.
2. Square Footage: 1500 SF (includes 120 SF for semi-private office space)
3. Equipment: It should be fully wired for network access, and meet the ADA height
requirements for library circulation counters. The service counter should provide a
bi-level public counter space (minimum of 6 feet) to accommodate multiple users
(both standing and in wheelchairs) and their resources. There should also be some
additional counter space in the secure staff area for circulation equipment and
supplies.
4. Justification:
a. Present situation/services: The service counter is not ADA accessible and lacks the space to
be able to serve multiple users. The workroom also does not have semi-private office
space for the support staff member.
b. Future Needs: To improve service to users via a bi-level ADA accessible service counter,
large enough to meet the growing circulation needs.
5. Relationship to Other Spaces
Adjacency desired: Immediate Working Need
a. Adjacent to the Curriculum Librarian’s office.
The secure service counter should be visually prominent from the Library
Entrance. The workroom and service counter should be acoustically separate from
public use areas with a locking door to the public area adjacent to the service
counter. Partial glass partitions are needed to provide staff with unobstructed views of the
public use areas. Located near the Multimedia Library and Music Library.
6. Light Requirements: Natural Light desired.
COLLECTION SPACE
1.
Function and Description: Curriculum Library Collection Space
2.
Square Footage: 7000 SF
3.
Equipment: Weight bearing general stack space to support current shelving needs as
well as future compact shelving requirements.
4.
Justification:
a. Present situation/services: The collection is rapidly outgrowing the current space.
b. Future Needs: Create more space to be able to improve shelving options and to
accommodate the growing collection.
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5.
Relationship to Other Spaces:
Adjacency desired: Immediate Working Need
a. Located near the Curriculum workroom.
6.
Light Requirements: Natural Light desired.
MULTIMEDIA LIBRARY
1. Function and Description: Department Head Office - Multimedia Library
2. Square Footage: 150 SF
3. Equipment: Ergonomically correct desk, computer workstation and chair.
Networked computer with laser printer.
Storage to include filing cabinets and shelves.
Consultation/Walk-in Reference service area with table and 4 chairs.
Office should be wired for Intranet/Internet access.
Multiple phone lines needed for department head and department lines.
Acoustically separate from public use areas and workrooms.
4. Justification
a. Present situation/services: The current office is not conducive, in location, size, or privacy,
to oversee the Multimedia workroom and service counter. It is also unable to
support the much-needed walk-in reference services.
b. Future Needs: A functional office space that enables the Multimedia Librarian to provide
walk-in reference services and oversee the Multimedia workroom and service
counter.
3. Relationship to other spaces
a. Adjacency desired - Immediate working need
Located adjacent to the Multimedia Library workroom facing the public area in
order to provide walk-in reference services and user consultations. Office needs
to also have good sightlines to the Multimedia Library workroom and
service counter.
4. Light Requirements: Natural Light desired.
WORKSPACE
1. Function and Description: Multimedia Library Workroom with Secure Service
Counter. This space should include general workspace as well as semi-private
office space for one support staff member.
2. Square Footage: 600 SF (includes 120 SF for semi-private office space)
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3. Equipment: It should be fully wired for network access, and meet the ADA height
requirements for library circulation counters. The service counter should provide a
bi-level public counter space (minimum of 6 feet) to accommodate multiple users
(both standing and in wheelchairs) and their resources. There should also be some
additional counter space in the secure staff area for circulation equipment and
supplies.
4. Justification:
a. Present situation/services: The service counter is not ADA accessible and lacks the space to
be able to serve multiple users. The workroom does not have semi-private office space
for the support staff member.
b. Future needs: To improve service to users via a bi-level ADA accessible service counter,
large enough for the growing circulation needs.
5. Relationship to Other Spaces:
a. Adjacency desired: Immediate Working Need
b. Connected to the Multimedia Library Collection Room and adjacent to the Multimedia
Librarian’s office.
The secure service counter should be visually prominent from the Library
entrance.
The workroom and service counter should be acoustically separate from public
use areas with a locking door to the public area adjacent to the service
counter.
Partial glass partitions are needed to provide staff with unobstructed views of the
public use areas.
Located near the Curriculum Library and Music Library.
6.
Light Requirements: Natural Light desired.
COLLECTION SPACES
1.
Function and Description: Multimedia Library Video Collection Space - Secure Collection
Room
2.
Square Footage: 1500 SF
3.
Equipment: Secure room with weight bearing floors with temperature and humidity
climate controlled atmosphere. Acoustically separate from public use areas.
4.
Justification
a. Present situation/services: Rapidly outgrowing current space.
b. Future Needs: Expansion of space available in order to accommodate the rapidly expanding
videotape, DVD and CD-ROM collection, as well as new and emerging digital media
formats.
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5.
Relationship to other spaces:
Adjacency desired: Immediate Working Need
a. Connected to both the Multimedia Library Workroom and the service counter for efficient
retrieval and checkout of multimedia materials.
6.
Light Requirements: No natural Light desired..
7.
Other: Anti-Static flooring.
1. Function and Description: Multimedia Library Microfilm Collection Space - Secure Collection
Room
2. Square Footage: 1500 SF
3. Equipment: Secure room with weight bearing floors with temperature and humidity
climate controlled atmosphere. Acoustically separate from public use areas.
Compact Shelving design for microfilm.
4. Justification
a. Present situation/services: Currently housed in open shelving area in basement with Current
Periodicals collection. The microfilm collection contains much-used genealogy
materials that are located several floors away from the Archives genealogy
collection.
b. Future Needs: Create closed stacks with space saving compact shelving in order to ensure
the preservation and security of the microfilm collection. Closed stacks will also assist
with the quick retrieval and return of materials by trained library staff members. The
genealogy microfilm collection can be moved to the newly expanded Archives Library
area to assist users conducting genealogy research.
5. Relationship to other spaces:
Adjacency desired: Immediate Working Need
a. Connected to both the Multimedia Library Workroom and the service counter for efficient
retrieval and checkout of multimedia materials.
6. Light Requirements: No natural Light desired.
7. Other: Anti-Static flooring.
1. Function and Description: Multimedia Library Collection Space: General Collection Space
to support the current shelving needs as well as future compact shelving requirements for
multimedia related books and periodicals (aprox. 4000 titles)
2. Square Footage: 2000 SF
3. Equipment: Weight bearing general stack space and shelving.
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4. Justification:
a. Present situation/services: There is currently insufficient space or security accommodations
to be able to house the print collection of Multimedia related titles. Users must travel to
other floors to conduct research.
b. Future Needs: The collocation of all media related materials regardless of format will serve
the needs of user’s conducting research.
5. Relationship to Other Spaces:
Adjacency desired: Immediate Working Need
a. Near Multimedia workroom.
6. Light Requirements: General
VAULT
1. Function and Description: Secured 16mm Film Preservation Vault.
2. Square Footage: 1000 SF
3. Equipment: HVAC system with separate humidity and temperature controls to house
archival 16mm film collection. This secured vault needs weight-bearing floors.
4. Justification:
a. Present situation/services: The current storeroom is in the basement with no consistent
temperature or humidity. The carpeted sub-flooring creates dust and is located directly
below water piping.
b. Future Needs: The preservation and security of this extremely valuable and rare 16mm film
collection is dependent on storage with consistent and appropriate temperature and
humidity.
5. Relationship to Other Spaces:
Adjacency Desired: Essential
a. Located near the Multimedia Library.
6. Light Requirements: General with separate light controls.
7. Other: Anti-Static flooring
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Music Library
Department Head Office
1.
Function and Description: Department Head Office - Music Library
2.
Square Footage: 150 SF
3.
Equipment: Ergonomically correct desk, computer workstation and chair.
Networked computer with laser printer.
Storage to include filing cabinets and shelves.
Consultation/Walk-in Reference service area with table and 4 chairs.
Office should be wired for Intranet/Internet access.
Multiple phone lines needed for department head and department lines.
Acoustically separate from public use areas and workrooms.
4.
Justification
a. Present situation/services: The current office is not facing the public area and inhibits the
ability to provide walk-in reference services.
b. Future needs: A functional office space that enables the Music Librarian to provide walk-in
reference services and oversee the Music workroom and service counter.
5.
Relationship to Other Spaces:
a. Adjacency desired – Immediate working need
Located adjacent to the Music Library workrooms facing the public area in order to provide
walk-in reference services and user consultations. Office needs to also have good sightlines
to the Music Library workroom and service counter.
6.
Light Requirements: Natural Light desired.
WORKSPACE
1. Function and Description: Music Library Workroom with Secure Service Counter.
This space should include general workspace as well as semi-private office space
for one support staff member.
2. Square Footage: 1000 SF feet (includes 120 SF for semi-private office space)
3. Equipment: It should be fully wired for network access, and meet the ADA height
requirements for library circulation counters. The service counter should provide a
bi-level public counter space (minimum of 6 feet) to accommodate multiple users
(both standing and in wheelchairs) and their resources. There should also be some
additional counter space in the secure staff area for circulation equipment and
supplies.
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4. Justification:
a. Present situation/services: The current service counter is not ADA accessible and lacks the
space to be able to serve multiple users. The service counter is perceived as
unapproachable because of the complete glass walls. The workroom does not have
semi-private office space for the support staff member.
b. Future needs: To improve service to users via a bi-level ADA accessible service counter,
large enough for the growing circulation needs.
5. Relationship to Other Spaces:
Adjacency Desired: Immediate Working Need
a. Adjacent to the Music Librarian’s office.
The secure service counter should be visually prominent from the Library entrance
The workroom and service counter should be acoustically separate from public
use areas with a locking door to the public area adjacent to the service
counter.
Partial glass partitions are needed to provide staff with unobstructed views of the
public use areas.
Located near the Curriculum Library and Multimedia Library.
6. Light Requirements: Natural Light desired.
DIGITAL AUDIO PROJECT ROOM
1.
Function and Description: Digital Audio Project Room for the preparation of digital audio
reserves and digital music collections including public domain sheet music and
Milwaukee/Wisconsin music materials.
2.
Square Footage: 500 SF
3.
Equipment: This secure room should be wired for internet/intranet access and including stereo
Capability. It should be soundproof and acoustically separate from public use areas.
4.
Justification:
a. Present situation/services: There is currently no space for this much needed service.
b. Future needs: Create this new music resource to meet user demands and further expand the
outreach of the Music Library collection.
5.
Relationship to Other Spaces:
Adjacency desired: Immediate Working Need
a. A secured room connected to the Music Library Workroom.
6.
Light Requirements: No natural light
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COLLECTION SPACES
1. Function and Description: Music Library Collection Space - Secure Collection Space
to support the current shelving needs as well as future compact shelving requirements.
2. Square Footage: 1000SF secured room
3. Equipment: Weight bearing floors with temperature and humidity climate controlled
atmosphere. Acoustically separate from public use areas.
4. Justification:
a. Present situation/services: Rapidly outgrowing current space.
b. Future Needs: Expansion of space to accommodate collection growth and changing formats.
5. Relationship to Other Spaces:
Adjacency desired: Immediate Working Need
a. Connected to the Music Library Workroom
6. Light Requirements: General.
1. Function and Description: Music Library Collection Space - General Collection Space
2. Square Footage: 7000 SF
3. Equipment: Weight Bearing general stack space to support current shelving needs as
well as future compact shelving requirements
4. Justification:
a. Present situation/services: The collection is rapidly outgrowing the current space.
b. Future Needs: To improve shelving options and to accommodate the growing collection
5. Relationship to other spaces:
Adjacency desired: Immediate Working Need
a. Near Music workroom.
6. Light Requirements: General
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SHARED SPACES
MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY ROOM
1. Function and Description: Multimedia Technology Room for carrels and tables to
utilize equipment for viewing and listening to VHS video, DVD, laserdisc, Microfilm, audio
cassette, audio CD, LPs, and computers for audio reserves and cd-rom use.
2. Square Footage: One secure 4000 SF
3. Equipment: Wired with appropriate electrical and computer capability requirements for library
circulation counters.
Tables and carrels in room should meet the ADA height requirements.
Acoustically separate from other public use areas.
A humidity and temperature control system that can accommodate the heat generated by the
computers and audiovisual equipment.
Partitions of glass in order for staff to supervise activities in room.
4. Justification:
a. Present situation/services: Current room for viewing video is not capable of expansion to
accommodate future multimedia digital formats including video streaming. There is
audiovisual and listening equipment available on several floors. Listening equipment is not
available in a centralized location away from public areas.
b. Future Needs: Room to accommodate multiple users of the Curriculum Library, Multimedia
Library and Music Library for the joint use of materials and equipment.
5. Relationship to Other Spaces:
Adjacency desired: Immediate Working Need
a. Located near the Curriculum Library, Multimedia Library and Music Library
b. This space can be shared effectively by the Curriculum Library, Multimedia Library and Music
Library.
6. Light Requirements: No Natural light.
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GROUP CONFERENCE/SEMINAR VIEWING/LISTENING ROOMS
1. Function and Description: One Secure Conference/Seminar Room (Large) for playback of audio
cassette, CDs and LPs, video (VHS, DVD and Laserdisc) playback.
2. Square Footage: 950 SF
3. Equipment: This secure room should be wired for internet/intranet access and include stereo,
ceiling mounted video/data projection capability.
Mobile auditorium style seating for 40 with permanent wall-mounted white board.
Fully wired teaching podium located in the front of the room.
Adjustable lighting with controls by the door and on the podium.
Soundproof and acoustically separate from public use areas
4. Justification:
a. Present situation/services: There is currently not a teaching space with playback and video
equipment available to meet the specified class size requirements.
b. Future needs: Expansion of specialized instructional facilities to meet the educational
ACRL Guidelines for Curriculum Materials and ACRL guidelines for Media Materials.
5. Relationship to Other Spaces:
Adjacency desired: Immediate Working Need
a. Located near the Curriculum Library, Multimedia Library and the Music Library.
b. This space can be shared effectively by the Curriculum Library, Multimedia Library, and
Music Library.
6. Light Requirements: Room should be able to become fairly dark. No natural light.
1. Function and Description: One Secure Conference/Seminar Room (Medium) to house the
Curriculum Library’s Historical Collection in locked cabinets as well as provide audio
and video viewing/listening equipment.
2. Square Footage: 600 SF
3. Equipment: Wired with internet/intranet access, stereo capability for playback of audio
cassette, CDs & LPs, video (VHS, DVD and Laserdisc) playback on television
monitor.
Seminar style seating for 20 with permanent wall-mounted white board.
Secure, built-in shelving with glass doors for Historical Curriculum Library collection.
Soundproof and acoustically separate from public use areas with partitions of
glass in order for staff to supervise activities in room.
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4. Justification:
a. Present situation/services: There is currently not a teaching space with playback and video
equipment available to meet the specified class size requirements. There is
insufficient space and inappropriate storage to house the Curriculum Library’s
Historical Collection for preservation and use.
b. Future needs: Expansion of specialized instructional facilities to meet the educational
ACRL Guidelines for Curriculum Materials and ACRL guidelines for Media Materials.
5. Relationship to Other Spaces:
Adjacency Desired: Immediate Working Need
a. Located near Curriculum Library, Multimedia Library and Music Library.
b. This space can be shared effectively by the Curriculum Library, Multimedia Library and
Music Library.
6. Light Requirements: Room should be able to become fairly dark. No natural light.
1. Function and Description: One Secure Conference/Seminar Room (Small).
2. Square Footage: 300 SF
3. Equipment: Wired with internet/intranet access, stereo capability for playback of audio
cassette, cd and turntable, video (VHS, DVD and Laserdisc) playback on
television monitor.
Seminar style seating for 10.
Soundproof and acoustically separate from public use areas with partitions of
glass in order for library staff to supervise activities in room.
4. Justification:
c. Present situation/services: There is currently not a teaching space with playback and video
equipment available to meet the specified class size requirements.
d. Future needs: Expansion of specialized instructional facilities to meet the educational
ACRL Guidelines for Curriculum Materials and ACRL guidelines for Media Materials.
5. Relationship to Other Spaces:
Adjacency Desired: Immediate Working Need
a. Located near Curriculum Library, Multimedia Library and Music Library.
b. This space can be shared effectively by the Curriculum Library, Multimedia Library and
Music Library.
6. Light Requirements: Room should be able to become fairly dark. No natural light.
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1. Function and Description: Three Secure Group Viewing/Listening Rooms.
2. Square Footage: 200 SF each
3. Equipment: Wired with internet/intranet access, stereo capability for playback of audio
cassette, CDs and LPs, video (VHS, DVD and Laserdisc) playback on television
monitor.
Seminar style seating for 1-5.
Soundproof and acoustically separate from public use areas with partitions of
glass in order for library staff to supervise activities in rooms.
4. Justification:
a. Present situation/services: There is currently no spaces with playback and video
equipment available to meet the specified size requirements and user demands for
group viewing/listening spaces.
b. Future needs: Expansion of specialized instructional facilities to meet the educational
ACRL Guidelines for Curriculum Materials and ACRL guidelines for Media Materials.
5. Relationship to Other Spaces:
Adjacency desired: Immediate Working Need
a. Located near Curriculum Library, Multimedia Library and Music Library.
b. This space can be shared effectively by the Curriculum Library, Multimedia Library and
Music Library.
6. Light Requirements: Room should be fairly dark. No natural light.
INFORMATION COMMONS
1. Function and Description: A minimum of 12 computer workstations for users to utilize the
Library Catalog and databases as well as the Web resources necessary for users
conducting research at the Curriculum Library, Multimedia Library and Music
Library.
2. Square Footage: 450 SF (based on 36 SF per workstation)
3. Equipment: 12 computer workstations, both stand up and seated workstations to meet the ADA
requirements.
4. Justification:
a. Present situation/services: There are currently insufficient computer workstations available
to meet growing user demands.
b. Future needs: Provide a shared space to sufficiently accommodate user needs.
5. Relationship to Other Spaces:
Adjacency desired: Immediate Working Need and Space Effective.
a. Centralized with the Curriculum Library service counter, the Multimedia Library service
counter and the Music Library service counter facing it
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STUDY SPACE
1.
Function and Description: Study Space
2.
Square Footage: 2000 SF
3.
Equipment: Study space to include several types of study spaces including: lounge type study
space, individual semi-divided study carrels and large tables.
Study Space should be wired for laptop plug-ins.
Study Space should also include several faculty/grad enclosed and secure study
carrels.
Justification:
a. Present situation/services: There is currently not enough study spaces to accommodate the
growing campus community and to meet user demands.
b. Future Needs: Provide more study spaces to accommodate the various study needs of the
growing campus community, especially near the resources they are utilizing.
4.
5.
Relationship to Other Spaces
Adjacency desired: Immediate Working Need
a. Located near the Curriculum Library, Multimedia Library, and Music Library.
b. This space can be shared effectively by the users of the Curriculum Library, Multimedia
Library, and Music Library.
6.
Light Requirements: Natural Light desired.
EXHIBIT AREA
1. Function and Description: A secure, highly visible, exhibit area.
2. Square Footage: 250 SF
3. Equipment: This jointly shared space requires a series of built-in, secure display/exhibit
cases with glass doors, interior lighting and adjustable glass shelving.
4. Justification:
a. Present situation/services: There is no secure exhibit area available.
b. Future Needs: Provide a secure exhibit area to highlight and promote the materials in the
Curriculum Library, Multimedia Library, and Music Libraries collections.
5. Relationship to Other Spaces:
Adjacency Desired: Immediate Working Need
a. Located near the Curriculum Library, Multimedia Library and Music Library
b. This space can be shared effectively by the Curriculum Library, Multimedia
Library, and Music Library.
6. Light Requirements: General.
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GIFT/PRESERVATION ROOM
1. Function and Description: A secure Shared Gift/Preservation Room for gift sorting and storage
and preservation processes.
2. Square Footage: 1000 SF
3. Equipment: This room needs a workroom sink and counter space for preservation, processing and
cleanup needs of the three libraries as well as space for a shared staff photocopier.
This space also needs private restrooms to accommodate the employees of the Curriculum
Library, Multimedia Library and Music Library (13-23 employees).
Adequate ventilation is needed to prevent the build-up of dust and fumes.
4. Justification:
a. Present situation/services: There is currently inadequate space, with no sink access, for the
processing of gift materials which may require special handling or cleaning and for
preservation processes.
b. Future Needs: Create a space to serve the gift sorting and storage needs as well as the
preservation processing needs of the Curriculum Library, Multimedia Library, and
Music Library.
5. Relationship to Other Spaces
Adjacency Desired: Immediate Working Need
a. Near the Curriculum Library, Multimedia Library and Music Library.
b. This space can be shared effectively by the Curriculum Library, Multimedia Library,
and Music Library.
6. Light Requirements: General
PUBLIC RESTROOMS
Public restrooms need to be expanded and remodeled in order to meet the current ADA standards.
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