TU Delft Library as a vital link

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TU Delft Library

as a vital link

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Delft University of Technology . Technical University Students .

17,000

_{(16% abroad)}

4 DRI’s . Health, Environment,

Infrastructures+Mobility & Energy

2,600

scientists

Freedom to Excel

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100 fte

19 fte

Locations .

Library Learning Centre

Personnel .

Library staff

Supporting staff

Dedicated faculty library Architecture

+ map room

Delft University of Technology .

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How did we get there?

Five years ago our wish was:

TU Delft Library as the vital

link for research and

education at TU Delft

University

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1998

The Library at

Prometheusplein

was built

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Ecological design

• Climate façade

• Cold & heat storage

• Books in sunken depot

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Not only a

building, but

also a landscape

1998

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2007

Time for a change

Our ambition is becoming

a ‘Centre of Belonging’

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• Use space more optimally

Decrease use of traditional

library products & services

Connect with Learning

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9 TU Delft Library individual studying flexible attractive cutting edge living room treasury knowlegde advisor

Keywords

for our Centre of

Belonging

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Not only our interior changed,

also our programming:

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Not only our interior changed,

also our programming:

Exam period

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Not only our interior changed,

also our programming:

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Not only our interior changed,

also our programming:

Interacting

with the Rector

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Not only our interior changed,

also our programming:

More exposure of

heritage collection

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This experience makes us an

expert in creating comfortable and

inspiring study and work spaces.

Give presentations

Meet

_Relax

Work together

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Living campus:

Transforming

spaces

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Living campus: Focus on students

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Qualitative

Research

The “Summer tent”:

all staff are welcome in the Library to work, meet each

other and take workshops Asking students what their ideal study space is Testing if our visitors appreciate longer opening hours Workshops: • Street picking

• Stop having meetings • Getting things done

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flexible

attractive

(inside + outside)

Living Campus: 5 areas of focus

Give people ownership,

allow alternatives

diversity

available & accessible

meeting point

Is it safe? Clean? Intimacy? Anything to do? Daylight? May I, can I? Is it open? Can I get there

easily?

Who will I meet? Is this

chill & Hip?

good facilities

ICT, sanitary, electricity all

OK?

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Project room

Nice chairs and

good coffee

Place to work

with collegues

Ultimate silent

study space

Place to relax

Room for small

presentations

Living Campus:

“Camping Guide”

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• Cooperation / co-creation with

other TU Delft services

• Working in right order: from

strategy to tactics to operations

• Guided by “Social Innovation”

Living Campus:

getting there

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No.

We’re

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In CNNGo’s

ranking of

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“7 of the coolest

libraries in the

world”!

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Educate Innovate Create

Facebook.com/tudelftlibrary

Twitter.com/tudelftlibrary

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