- With the generous support of the Wolfson Foundation, UCL Library Services will create a Learning Laboratory.
- The entrance lobby will be widened and improved with a new Membership desk and a separate security office.
- The extensive computer cluster will be extended with 30 new postgraduate cluster workstations.
- Wheelchair users will benefit from a new gate to access the Library and wider doorways into the main space.
- From the entrance lobby, two sets of glazed double doors will invite users into the Learning Laboratory.
- To facilitate group study, the Learning Laboratory will accommodate 11 new soft seating clusters and a group study area, enabled with RoamNet wireless network, for up to 44 users.
- 5 self-service terminals will be installed for book issue and return, based on RFID (Radio-Frequency) technology.
- New issue & enquiry desk
- The main entrance to the UCL Science Library will be closed for the duration of the works. Access will be through the deliveries door on Malet Place.
- The computer cluster area (including Teaching Cluster) will be closed for 4 weeks.
- UCL Library Services and Information Systems will provide 20 cluster machines on ground floor temporarily.
- The Science Issue Desk will be relocated to the 2nd floor for the duration of the works.
- Preparatory work commences 27/05/2008
- Building work commences 06/2008
- The area will re-open for the start of the new academic session(September 2008)
UCL Library Services www.ucl.ac.uk/library
The Wolfson Foundation http://www.wolfson.org.uk/
