Key facts and figures about the McClay Library
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Q: How much did it cost? |
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A: Over £40 million in total - £30 million construction budget |
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Q: How big is it? |
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A: 17,600 square metres (equivalent to the QUB quad and buildings around it or Castlecourt Shopping Centre) |
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Q: How many books are there? |
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A: Approx. 1.2m volumes (This includes bound volumes of journals) |
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Q: How many journals are there? |
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A: About 2,000 print titles and 20,000 titles with electronic access |
5. |
Q: How many PCs are there? |
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A: 620 fixed PCs. There are well over 1,000 devices connected to the University network in this building. |
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Q: Who were the architects? |
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A: Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott (SBRA) who worked with the local firm Robinson Patterson Partnership. They were chosen based on their experience in working on significant academic library projects. |
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Q: Who made the carpets for the C.S. Lewis Room? |
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A: Ulster Carpets produced the carpet inside the C.S. Lewis Room and the rug outside. |
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Q: How long did it take to build from start to finish? |
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A: Construction took from February 2006-April 2009 – so just over 3 years. |
9. |
Q: Number of study spaces? |
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A: Approx. 2,000 |
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Q: Number of group study rooms? |
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A: 23 |
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Q: How many people use the building? |
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A: Over 1.3 million visits each year which means 130,000 each month and 10,000-12,000 visits per week day in term time; the peak for simultaneous occupancy to date was 1,621 (May 2017) |
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Q: Total number of staff in the building? |
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A: Approximately 200 |