HKUST Library Blog

With a donation of $3 million from Dr Ko Pui-shuen, Chairman of Kingrich Asia Holdings Limited, the Library has initiated two projects to enhance access to and use of the University Archives & Special Collections.

Building a Special Collections Gallery

In addition to providing reading and research space for users, the Gallery will be dedicated to exhibitions of our Special Collections and University archival materials; such as antique maps of China, classical science and technology-related rare books, and HKUST historical documents.  During the past few months, we have worked with the designer to come up with a design layout and are in the process of selecting a construction vendor.  The target completion date is August 2013.

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The Library’s Learning Commons was highlighted in the recent 2013 issue of Design Space Magazine, republished here with permission of Design Space and Interface®

from 2013 Design Space Magazine pp58-59

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This afternoon all of the study rooms on LG1 have now been reopened.

This includes LG1354, LG1355, LG1362, and LG1363

No A/C: Note that none of these rooms currently have working air conditioning, so a big crowd can make the room feel very stuffy.

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The plants and bushes for the Library Garden have finally been installed – just in time for a small typhoon! Fortunately, they all survived with no more than the loss of a branch or two.

The Library Garden is on the ground floor roof of the extension – to enjoy it just keep walking to the back from the main entrance.

As part of the Learning Commons construction works, the contractor will be erecting some hoarding on LG1 to block off most of the floor.

Please note the following impacts:

• For access to Media Resources, users should continue through to the far end of the Ground Floor, and travel down in Lift C.
• ALL of the LG1 group study and seminar rooms will be closed throughout the construction.
• The front staircase will be closed from G/F to LG3.
• The Enclosed Staircase will have its LG1 access blocked off.
• Lifts A and B will also have their LG1 access blocked off.
• The LG1 photocopy room will also be closed.
• The three Media Viewing rooms will not be affected.

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This morning, most of the new furniture in the LG4 extension was opened for your use! This includes sofa chairs along the windows, and “Y”-shaped study carrels throughout, with seating for another 90 users.

Sofa chairs along the window wall

Y-Shaped Study Carrels on LG4

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At the completion of the extension building, the Environmental Protection Department tested the air quality in the extension, and issued an Indoor Air Quality Certificate (Good Class) for the Library extension.

IAQ Certificate for Library Extension

LG4 Seating Area Reopens!

Now that the glass wall work on LG1 has finished, the closed off study area on LG4 has reopened.

The stairwell from G/F all the way down to LG4 also opened this morning.

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The walls separating the Building Extension from the existing Library are coming down!

This means there is a lot of noise in the Library at the moment, but this is an important milestone in getting the extension ready for occupation next term.

LG3 Wall Develops Holes

LG1 Wall Almost Gone

The Library’s PowerPoint presentation used at the Open Forum on Library Building Plans is available at http://library.ust.hk/info/building-forum.ppt

As part of the Library building extension works, the contractor will be constructing some hoarding on the ground floor outside the Reference office.

Library G/F Hoarding plan for April 2010

The hoarding is so that the workers can start building the connection between the existing ground floor, and the extension. This connection is more complex than on LG floors, as the window wall needs to be retained, and some doors need to be installed.

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In order to combine a second project involving overhead duct replacements, the North end of LG1 will remain blocked off for an additional 2 months, until the end of January 2010.

The Library apologizes for the added inconvenience.

For details of the area involved, please refer to the post “Fall Term Construction and Disruption on LG1“.

UPDATED 12 November 2009: In order to combine a second project involving overhead duct replacements, the North end of LG1 will remain blocked off for an additional 2 months, until the end of January 2010.  The Library apologizes for the added inconvenience.

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The Library has launched an Information Commons Improvement Project to enhance the current phase of the IC. The improvements will be implemented by Fall 2009.

The focus of the project will be on:

• More workstations and space for group work
• Comfortable seating for notebook users
• Teaching and presentation room
• Redesigned area for public stations
• Consolidated service desks
• Multifunction photocopier

For more details, visit http://library.ust.hk/info/ic-improvement.html