The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library

1. The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library Judith Nadler & Randal C. Picker

2. <ul><li>The Case </li></ul><ul><li>The Vision </li></ul><ul><li>The Impact </li></ul>The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library

3. <ul><li>Campus Libraries are “functionally full” </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Print collection continues to grow </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Inadequate space for new Library programs and services </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Collaborative spaces </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Technology-equipped spaces </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Training and workshop spaces </li></ul></ul>The Case

4. <ul><li>Digitization: making print collections obsolete? </li></ul><ul><li>Service: delayed vs. real-time collection access? </li></ul><ul><li>Impact on existing library buildings </li></ul><ul><li>… and Cost? </li></ul>The Case

5. <ul><li>On-site addition or off-site building? </li></ul><ul><li>If on-site, importance of harmony with campus aesthetic? </li></ul><ul><li>Book storage: open or closed stacks? </li></ul><ul><li>Preservation and conservation of collections </li></ul>The Case OR

6. The Vision

7. <ul><li>Above-ground facility with compact shelving </li></ul><ul><li>Hybrid construct: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>above-ground compact shelving </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>underground high-density shelving </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Underground high-density shelving </li></ul>The Vision

8. The Vision <ul><li>240 ft x 120 ft x 3.5 stories high </li></ul>

9. Below Ground Storage Facility <ul><ul><li>3.5 million volume capacity in high-density automated shelving </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Total campus capacity: 10+ million volumes </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Humidity and temperature controlled for optimal preservation environment </li></ul><ul><li>Slurry wall construction and pumps with emergency backup to prevent water damage </li></ul>

10. Bin and Shelf Rack Storage <ul><ul><li>24,000 bins: 10”, 12” and 15” heights </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Current Content: </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Print journals available online (either full-text or abstract) </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Oversize and other non-standard items </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Special Collections materials </li></ul></ul>1,200 shelf racks: 3’x5’x6’

11. Reading Room, Circulation Service Center, Preservation & Conservation

12. Impact

13. Impact: Architectural Harmony

14. Impact: Campus Aesthetic

15. Impact: Abundant Storage

16. Impact: Efficient Retrieval

17. Impact: Facilitating Research

18. Impact: Exquisite Reading Space

21. Impact: Conserving Materials

22. Impact: Preservation-Quality Digitization

23. Impact: Preservation-Quality Digitization

24. A Pathway to the Future

25. Chicago Humanities Festival October 23, 2011 Joe and Rika Mansueto Library: The Best of Both Worlds Randal C. Picker Leffmann Professor of Commercial Law The Law School The University of Chicago 773.702.0864/r-picker@uchicago.edu Copyright © 2011 Randal C. Picker. All Rights Reserved.

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