ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 274 T IT L E : M anaging th e D e p a rtm e n t D A T E: D e c e m b e r 1 8-20 L O C A T IO N : O rlan d o , Fla. SPO N SO R : N ew York U n iv ersity C O ST : $495 C O N TA C T: N ew York U n iv e rs ity , School o f C o n tin u in g E d u c a tio n D iv isio n o f C a re e r & P ro fe s­ sional D e v e lo p m e n t 326 Shim kin H all N ew York, NY 10003 T IT L E : A u to m a tio n o f A d m in istra tiv e S ystem s D A TE: D e c e m b e r 18-20— L os A ngeles F e b ru a ry 2 6 -2 8 — A tlanta April 2 3 -2 5 — C hicago L O C A T IO N : S ee A bove S P O N SO R : N ew York U n iv ersity C O ST : $495 C O N TA C T: N ew York U n iv e rsity , School o f C o n tin u in g E d u catio n D iv isio n o f C a re e r & P ro fe s­ sional D e v e lo p m e n t 326 S him k in H all N ew York, NY 10003 Northeastern Illinois University — New Library Building O n S e p te m b e r 7, 1977, N o rth e a s te rn Illin o is U n iv ersity , lo cated on C h ica g o ’s n o rth w e st side, o p e n e d its n e w lib ra ry b u ild in g in tim e to p ro ­ v id e lib ra ry s e rv ic e s fo r its fall t r im e s te r . T h e m o v e in to t h e n e w b u ild in g h a d b e g u n t h r e e w eek s e a rlie r on A u g u st 15, sh o rtly b e fo re th e e n d o f th e s u m m e r trim e s te r. R e se rv e se rv ices w e re m a in ta in e d in th e old b u ild in g u n til th e e n d o f t h e ac a d e m ic session, a n d re fe re n c e se rv ic e s re m a in e d available via te le p h o n e th ro u g h o u t th e move. T h e e n tire collection a n d m ost o f t h e sta ff a n d e q u ip m e n t w e re actually m o v ed from th e o ld to th e n e w b u ild in g in only tw o w eek s th ro u g h a c o n tra c t w ith L ib ra ry R elocation C o n s u lta n ts o f B loom ington, In diana. H o w ev er, m oving co m p act sh e lv in g a n d relo catin g som e o th e r sh e lv in g a n d fu rn itu re took a few days m ore. T h e n e w lib ra ry is d e s ig n e d to p r o v id e t h e 10,000 s tu d e n ts w ho a tte n d N o rth e a ste rn Illinois U n iv ersity , its faculty, a n d staff w ith a facility th at m akes u se o f lib ra ry c o llectio n s a n d se rv ic e s as e a s y as p o s s i b l e . F o u r o f t h e five f lo o rs a r e p la n n e d w ith a se rv ice d e sk located a d ja c e n t to th e m ain e n tra n c e o f th e floors. E ach floor also ho u se s so m e p o rtio n o f th e collection a rra n g e d on o p e n s h e l v e s , i n t e r s p e r s e d w ith c o m f o r t a b l e stu d y areas. T h e n e w b u ild in g has 149,815 gross sq u a re feet d istrib u te d o v e r th e five floors. S eatin g capacity is 1,505 d is trib u te d a m o n g various ty p e s of se a t­ in g , in c l u d i n g f o u r - p la c e ta b l e s , lo u n g e - ty p e N o rth e a ste rn Illinois U n iv e rsity ’s new lib ra ry b u ild in g is a m o n g th e la rg e st b u ild in g p ro je c ts o f the u n iv e r s ity s h isto ry. 275 U pon e n te r in g th e new b u ild in g , u se rs h a ve im m ed ia te access to b o th th e g en era l re feren ce service d e s k (fo re g ro u n d ) a n d th e circu la tio n se rvice desk. chairs, in d iv id u al carrels, a n d p riv a te a n d g ro u p stu d ie s . T h e boo k sto rag e cap ac ity is e s tim a te d at ap p ro x im ately 4 5 0 ,0 0 0 volum es. T h e e n try lev el, o r first floor o f th e b u ild in g , e m p h asizes th e se rv ic e co n c e p t o f th e b u ild in g . U pon e n te rin g , u se rs can choose b e tw e e n a c irc u ­ lation se rv ice d e sk on o n e sid e a n d th e g e n e ra l re fe re n c e se rv ice d esk on th e o th e r. Im m e d ia te ly a h e a d , th e u se r finds th e c a rd catalog a n d , con­ tig u o u s to th e re fe re n c e se rv ice d esk , re fe re n c e a n d g e n e ra l m ap a n d p a m p h le t collections. Also in full view as th e u s e r e n te rs th e b u ild in g is th e b ib lio g rap h ic collectio n , co n sistin g o f th e N a tio n a l U nion C atalog, C B I , a n d B ooks in P rint. M ost o f th e re m a in d e r o f th e floor is given o v e r to th e acq u isitio n s a n d catalog d e p a rtm e n ts , a r­ ra n g e d so th a t m ate ria ls flow easily from th e r e ­ ceiv in g room to acq u isitio n s, th ro u g h cataloging, a n d on to b e s h e lv e d from th e circu latio n area. T h e a r r a n g e m e n t o f t h e p u b l i c a n d te c h n ic a l a re a s o f th e flo o r allow s r e fe re n c e a n d c a ta lo g staffs, alike, easy access to th e p u b lic catalog and to o n e a n o th e r. T h e a d m in istra tiv e offices a re also lo c a te d on th e first floor. I n c lu d e d in th e a d m in istra tiv e a re a is a co m b in a tio n c o n fe re n c e a n d special c o llec­ tions room , w h e re r a re a n d valu ab le m aterials a re h o u se d . In ad d itio n to h o u sin g a p o rtio n o f th e collec­ tio n , t h e “ lo w e r le v e l ” p r o v id e s a n u m b e r o f o th e r facilities. T h e re se rv e boo k collection is cir­ c u la te d from a se rv ice a re a th a t allows b o th an “o p e n ” or “b ro w sin g ” re se rv e collection as w ell as a “clo sed ” re se rv e section se rv ic e d b y th e re s e rv e circu latio n staff. In ad d itio n , th e floor h o u se s th e u n iv e r s ity a r c h iv e s , a v e n d in g lo u n g e fo r s t u ­ d e n ts , a n d a lo u n g e for staff. T h is level o f th e li­ b ra ry is so d e sig n e d th a t it can b e locked off from th e re m a in d e r o f th e b u ild in g a n d u s e d as a s tu d y a re a a fte r h o u rs w ith m in im al sta ff su p e rv isio n . T h e ex its on b o th t h e lo w e r le v e l a n d th e first floor a re e q u ip p e d w ith T a ttle T ap e th e ft d e te c ­ tors m a n u fa c tu re d b y 3M . A re fe re n c e se rv ice desk g re e ts u se rs as th e y g e t off th e elev ato rs on b o th th e se co n d a n d th ird floors. T h e se cond floor se rv ice d esk p ro v id es p e ­ riodical a n d d o c u m e n ts re fe re n c e se rv ice. Both collections a re h o u s e d on th a t floor to g e th e r w ith th e m a jo rity o f th e m icroform m a te ria l h e ld by th e library. F o rty -e ig h t m icroform re a d e r stations a re n earb y . P eriodicals a re sh e lv e d alp h ab etically w ith u n b o u n d issues sto re d in a s e p a ra te a lp h a b e t from b o u n d v o lum es. T h e th ird floor p ro v id e s e d u c a tio n r e fe re n c e s e r v i c e . T h e g e n e r a l e d u c a t i o n c o l l e c t i o n is h o u se d h e re to g e th e r w ith th e c u rric u lu m m a te ­ ria ls c o lle c tio n , a d e m o n s tr a t i o n c o lle c tio n o f c h ild re n s lite ra tu r e , tex tb o o k s, m aps, ch a rts, r e ­ alia, a n d n o n b o o k m aterials. Staff a t th e service d e sk on th e th ird floor also su p e rv ise a grow ing collection o f AV e q u ip m e n t a n d m aterials. T h e floor p ro v id e s tw o p re v ie w room s a n d a classroom fo r lib ra ry -re la te d in stru c tio n a n d a u ­ diovisual p re se n ta tio n s . A n o th e r room will h o u se se v era l C R T ’s for u se in co n n e c tio n w ith th e u n i­ v e rsity ’s a cad e m ic c o m p u tin g p ro g ram . T h e re are also tw e n ty -o n e p r iv a te stu d ie s lo c a te d o n th is floor, w hich will b e assig n ed to faculty a n d g ra d ­ u a te s tu d e n ts e n g a g e d in re se a rc h p ro jects. T h e fo u rth floor is p rim a rily a stack a n d r e a d ­ in g a r e a . T h e r e a r e tw e n ty - o n e m o r e p r iv a te s t u d i e s in a d d i t i o n to a la r g e t y p i n g r o o m . L o u n g es for sm o k e rs a n d n o n sm o k e rs a re located on se v e ra l o f th e floors, in c lu d in g o n e e ach on th e fo u rth floor. Access to th e floors is available via th r e e sta ir to w ers lo c a te d a t th e p e rip h e ry o f t h e b u i l d i n g . I n a d d i t i o n , - t h r e e p a s s e n g e r e le v a to rs se rv e th e p u b lic , a n d a se rv ice ele v a to r 276 p ro v id e s fo r t h e tr a n s p o r t o f b o o k s a n d lib ra ry m a te ria ls. A sto ra g e sta g in g a re a is lo c a te d on e ach floor a t th e e n tra n c e to th e se rv ice elev ato r. T h e b u ild in g is p la n n e d to b e as fle x ib le as p o ssib le. C e ilin g h e ig h ts (n in e fe e t, six in c h e s, on all floors, e x c e p t on th e e n tr a n c e floor w h e re th e c e ilin g is e le v e n feet) h a v e b e e n k e p t u n ifo rm t h r o u g h o u t t h e b u i ld in g to allo w fle x ib ility in se a tin g a n d stack o rie n ta tio n . In a d d itio n , a u n i­ fo rm li g h t i n g - g r i d s y s te m , t h e e l i m i n a t i o n o f lo a d -b e a rin g w alls, a n d th e location o f e s se n tia l se rv ic e s (sta ir to w e rs, e le v a to rs, office areas) a t th e p e r ip h e ry o f t h e b u ild in g m a in ta in t h e in te g ­ rity o f t h e th irty - f o o t m o d u le u p o n w h ic h t h e b u ild in g is b a s e d . This also allow s for g re a t flexibility in th e re o rg a n iz a tio n o f in te rn a l space. T h e b u i ld in g is c a r p e t e d th r o u g h o u t w ith a n e u tra l b e ig e nylon c a rp e t. W alls a re p a in te d in sh a d e s o f gray; stacks a re a “d u s t c o lo re d ” b e ig e , a n d w o o d fin ish e s th r o u g h o u t a r e n a tu r a l oak. T ables a n d c a rre l to p s th ro u g h o u t t h e b u ild in g s a re su rfaced w ith an off-w hite m a tte finish. B rig h t a c c e n t colors in re d , o ran g e, b lu e , a n d b u r g u n d y a r e in tro d u c e d o n th e sid e s o f th e m o d u la r car­ rels. L o u n g e f u rn itu re re p e a ts t h e a c c e n t colors. All ch airs a re S teelcase c a n tile v e r sle d base w ith arm s a n d b rig h t b lu e u p h o lste ry . A rc h ite c t for th e b u ild in g was C h a rles E. S tad e o f P a rk R idge, Illinois; in te rio r d esig n was d o n e b y S ynectics G ro u p o f C hicago. ■■ F a c t S h e e t on N o r th e a s te r n Illin o is U n iv e rsity L ib r a r y A R C H IT E C T S : C h a rle s E . S ta d e a n d Associ­ ate s , P a rk R id g e, Illinois I N T E R I O R D E S I G N C O N S U L T A N T S : Synectics G ro u p , C hicago M E C H A N IC A L A N D E L E C T R IC A L C O N ­ SU LTA N TS: A m sco, C hicago STR U C T U R A L C O N SU L T A N T S : C ollins and R ice, S p rin g field , Illinois LIBRARY C O N S U L T A N T : R o b e rt M u e lle r, Q u e e n s C o lleg e, F lu sh in g , N ew York G E N E R A L C O N T R A C T O R : F u lle r C o n s tru c ­ tio n C o m p an y , C hicago G R O SS AREA: 149,815 sq. ft. (5-story b u ild ­ in g p lu s p e n th o u se ) N E T A S S IG N A B L E AREA: 104,871 sq. ft. P E R C E N T O F E F F IC IE N C Y : 70 p e rc e n t D IM E N S IO N S O F B U IL D IN G : 230' x 2 1 0 ' x 7 4 ' high S E A T IN G CAPACITY: 1,505 S H E L V I N G C A P A C IT Y : 4 5 0 ,0 0 0 v o lu m e s (est.) 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C e il­ ings a re o f s u s p e n d e d aco u stical tile. V ertic a l T ra n s p o rta tio n — T h r e e 3 ,5 0 0 lb. a u ­ to m a te d tra v e lin g p a s s e n g e r e le v a to rs; 4 ,0 0 0 lb. a u to m a te d tra v e lin g fre ig h t e le v a to r. H e a t i n g a n d A ir C o n d i t i o n i n g — F o r c e d a ir sy stem w ith su p p ly a n d r e tu r n th ro u g h c eil­ ing, u sin g h o t w a te r for h e a t a n d ch ille d w a te r for cooling from u n iv e rsity c e n tra l p la n t. T h e su p p ly a i r is f ilt e r e d — in s u m m e r it is d e ­ h u m id ifie d a n d in w in te r, h u m id ifie d . I n d i ­ v id u a l z o n e d th e rm o s ta ts p ro v id e for p r o p e r sp a ce te m p e r a tu r e s a n d e n e rg y c o n se rv a tio n b y e lim in a tin g costly o v e rh e a tin g o r o v erco o l­ in g o f c e rta in areas. M e c h a n ic a l— M e c h a n ic a l sy s te m s for e n t i r e b u ild in g a re in te rlo c k e d w ith c e n tra l c o n tro l p a n e ls lo c a te d in ex istin g p o w e r p la n t b u ild ­ ing, w h e re all v ital fu n ctio n s a re m o n ito re d as w ell as c o n tro lle d from a c e n tra l p o in t. E le c tric a l—T h e b u ild in g is lig h te d to 7 0 ' can ­ d l e s , u s i n g f o u r - l a m p r e c e s s e d - m o u n t e d f lu o r e s c e n t lig h tin g fix tu re s , w ir e d to allow tw o lam ps in each fixture to b e lig h te d se p a ­ ra te ly to p ro v id e for e n e rg y co n serv a tio n d u r ­ in g off h o u rs. T h e b u ild in g is p ro v id e d w ith a zo n e d fire alarm sy stem , c o rre c tiv e clock sys­ te m , z o n e d p a g in g s y s te m , a n d u n d e r flo o r d u c t racew ay sy stem . 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