Building Redevelopment

Over the past few years the University of Glasgow has invested approximately £10m in a major redevelopment - refurbishment and expansion - of the original 1968 section of the University Library building. This investment has resulted in the replacement of mechanical and electrical services, the installation of air-conditioning and the creation of varied learning spaces ranging from casual seating areas to silent study carrels. Five bookable group study rooms and two small research rooms are available. Wireless zones are in place, complemented by powered study desking.

This program is currently being completed by a further £2.5m project on Levels 10 and 11 due for completion in October 2006.

The redevelopment program began with the addition of a new floor onto the original building. This allowed the creation of environmentally controlled premises custom built in 1997 to house the Special Collections Department, with panoramic vistas northwards from the unashamedly modern Reading Room.

Within the context of the Library’s ongoing redevelopment programme and with additional funding from the Wolfson Foundation, two existing rooms on Level 11 are currently being converted to create a new facility, due for completion in December 2006, to meet the following main aim: to significantly improve the preservation environment of important historic photographs by the creation of a state-of-the-art photographic store.

The off-campus Library Research Annexe opened in 2003 offering excellent environmental conditions in high-density shelving for low use print research materials. This has allowed the development of high quality study spaces in the main Library building at the heart of the campus.

Level 2 Information Point	Level 7 refurbished Study Area	Level 9 refurbished seating area