The document discusses plans to build new library spaces at the Munich University Library called the Philologicum. It provides details about the university and current library facilities. An international competition was held in 2013 to design the Philologicum, and construction by the winning architects began in 2016. The new building will open in 2018 and house over 400,000 volumes, with various study areas, equipment, and features. The project team is addressing technical and logistical aspects of the move, such as selecting volumes and applying RFID tags.

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Building new library spaces.
The Munich University
Library‘s Philologicum
Lena Berg, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München,
University Library

2. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
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• Founded in 1472 in Ingolstadt, located in Munich
since 1826
• More than 200 degree programs
• 51,025 students
• 18 faculties

3. The Munich University Library
• 4.9 million volumes print, about 52,000 licensed
electronic journals, about 50,000 e-books
• Staff: 164.5 full time equivalents, 240 student
assistants
• Library visits: 2,948,993 (2015)
• Borrowed media (print): 1,469,354
• Workspaces: 3,013
• Main University Library and Central Textbook
Collection
• 13 subject libraries
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4. Subject libraries
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5. Current situation
• American Studies
• Germanic philology
• English philology
• Finnougristics / Uralic
• Classical philology / Indogermanic Studies
• Latin philology of the Middle Ages
• Nordic philology
• Phonetics
• Romance philology
• (Shakespeare Research Library)
• Slavonic Studies
… in total: 80 languages
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6. Philologicum
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Historic front and building before demolition

7. Facts and figures…
• International Architect Competition: Fall 2013
• June 2014: Winning office was announced –
Cukrowicz/Nachbaur
• Start of decommissioning: September 2015
• Start of demolition: April 2016
• Official laying of the foundation stone:
November 2016
• End of construction: December 2018
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8. Winning Design
(Cukrowicz/Nachbaur)
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10. What to expect…
• 4 main levels and mezzanine levels
• More than 700 seats for users
• 3 zones: classical reading room, large
group study area, silent reading room
• Group study cubicles for 4-6 people
• Carrels for single users
• Parent-Child cubicle with toys, nursing
chair etc.
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11. • Cubicle for the visually impaired
• Function room
• Classroom
• Exhibition area
• Closed shelves for valuable books
• Open shelves throughout the library
• Automatic self-loan (RFID)
• About 400,000 volumes
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Silentium Reading Area Forum

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15. Current topics for the project team
• Doors and special functions of doors
(automated, time coded etc.)
• Shading (especially the new west facade)
• Shelves (wood vs. metal shelves)
• Service Counter and required furniture
• Furniture for users
• Technical equipment
• Signage and Wayfinding
• New routines
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16. … and the libraries moving in
• 150,000 volumes will be selected and
transferred to the Main Library
• 150,000 volumes need to be segregated
• 4 libraries still need to transfer to the
common classification
• The remaining 400,000 volumes need to
be labeled with RFID tags
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18. Thank you for your attention!
Lena Berg
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
University Library
lena.berg@ub.uni-muenchen.de
+49-89-2180-3554
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