Bundoora Library Redevelopment Project (2009 - 2011)
Bundoora Annexe
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Bundoora Annexe located at 666 Waterdale Road
Actively managing the University Library's expanding print collection is an ongoing process. The average occupancy rate of existing shelf space at the Bundoora Library in 2008 was 93% per cent. This rate exceeded the accepted standard (86 per cent) at which a library is considered full.
The Library has regularly ceded books to archival storage at the CARM centre, removed duplicates of older texts, and has an ongoing program to purchase electronic materials wherever possible so that physical space to accommodate new materials is maximised.
Despite these measures, over the years the space to accommodate the Library's print collections has encroached on the area available for reading and study. At the same time, the demand for Library student study space has significantly increased. These are the issues which the Library redevelopment was designed to address.
One of the ways the Library has made space for changing student needs and to accommodate the existing print collection is to establish an offsite store. This new storage facility – known as the Bundoora Annexe – is located at 666 Waterdale Rd, just 12 minutes walk from the Library .It meets industry standards for storage and security.
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20km of new shelving has been installed at the Annexe over two levels.
The Bundoora Annexe houses material previously located in the Library's on-site closed-access compactus as well as low use, older material and print material with electronic equivalents in other collections.
Materials in the offsite Annexe collection are retrievable and borrowable, articles and chapters can be scanned and delivered to the desktop (like current Interlending and Document Delivery), and with prior arrangement, researchers can arrange to visit and consult the Annexe collection. The Bundoora Annexe has a very pleasant study space.
The Annexe provides approximately 20km of shelf space. Approximately 18.5 km of material has been relocated from the Bundoora campus Library to the Annexe. This leaves a small amount of space for expansion to meet future needs.