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Maximizing Space and Budget in University Library: Strategies for Coping with Increasing Demands

Learn how Lund University Library in Sweden efficiently manages space and budget constraints while meeting the growing demands of students and researchers. Discover their repository libraries, organizational structure, and cost-effective solutions.

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Maximizing Space and Budget in University Library: Strategies for Coping with Increasing Demands

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  1. 2nd International Conference on Repository Libraries. Kuopio-2, Finland 13.-15.5.2004 Space cost in a university library - or - How to cope with increasing demands and decreasing budgets Christina Friström, Director Lund University Library

  2. Lund University • Founded in 1666 • 9 faculties - the largest university in Sweden • in Lund, Malmö, Helsingborg • 38 000 students • 6 000 staff members • member of the Öresund University (14 members) • more info on www.lu.se/lu/LUallmE.html

  3. Lund University Library Liberiet 1671-1688 The King's House 1688-1907 Lund University Library at Helgonabacken 1907- UB4 Newspaper library 1974-2002 UB2 Main library for medicine, science & technology 1977-2002 UB3 Undergraduate library 1960-1988

  4. Lund University Organizational Chart www.lu.se/lu/LUallmE.html

  5. Lund University Library in a nutshell • Budget € 5 500 000 • Staff 80 FTE • Main building 16 000 m²+ 8 repositories • 100 000 shelf-meters or 5 million titles • 500 seats in reading-rooms, group rooms, computer rooms or computer work stations • 3 000 visits/day • 300 000 registered loans • 45 000 books, 1 500 periodicals and 55 000 rolls of microfilm in open stacks ...

  6. ... • National depository library of Swedish printed material • United Nations depository library • Lund University repository for rare books and manuscripts • Lund University repository for foreign research printed material www.lub.lu.se/UB

  7. Repository Hög • Rent/year € 36 000.- • Shelfmetres 7 542 (and more to rent) • Cost/file/year € 0.38

  8. Repository former Newspaper library UB 4 • Rent/year € 78 000.- • Shelfmetres 4 810 • Cost/file/year € 1.30

  9. Repository Centre for Mathematical Sciences • Rent/year € 21 000.- • Shelfmetres 1 507 • Cost/file/year € 1.10

  10. The main library building • Rent/year € 414 000.- • Shelfmetres 49 327 • Cost/book/year € 0.21

  11. The repositories UB 2, Sparta 1-2 and Väduren • Rent/year € 195 000.- • Shelfmetres 21 064 • Cost/book/year € 0.26

  12. Repository Gastelyckan in the Archival Centre for Scania • Rent/year € 175 000.- • Shelfmetres 12 579 (today) • Cost/book/year € 0.35

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