Joe and Rika Mansueto Library
| Joe and Rika Mansueto Library | |
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.jpg) Mansueto Library | |
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| 41°47′31″N 87°36′03″W / 41.7919°N 87.6009°W | |
| Location | Hyde Park, Chicago, United States |
| Type | Academic library |
| Established | 2011 |
| Branch of | University of Chicago Library |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | books, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, maps, prints, drawings and manuscripts |
| Size | 3.5 million (capacity) |
| Access and use | |
| Members | 33,000 |
| Other information | |
| Director | Brenda Johnson |
| Website | mansueto.lib.uchicago.edu |
| References: www.lib.uchicago.edu | |
The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library is the newest library of the University of Chicago, named after alumni Joe Mansueto and Rika Mansueto. The library has a capacity of 3.5 million volumes under an elliptical dome. It was designed by Helmut Jahn.
History and Construction
Mansueto Library, designed by Chicago-based architect Helmut Jahn, consists of a glass-domed reading room, above high-density closed bookstacks which can be accessed through an automated storage and retrieval system. Mansueto allows the university to maintain the vast majority of its library holdings on campus in a centrally located facility, while creating space to accommodate new acquisitions for approximately 20 years.[1]
Planning for the library grew out of studies beginning in 2003, by a faculty task force because other campus libraries, primarily the Regenstein Library, were running out of space for new books. In 2005, the board of trustees approved building a high-density storage facility next to the Regenstein building.[2] The choice of Helmut Jahn was made in February 2006. Construction began in 2008, and the building was dedicated in late 2011.[3] Mansueto has won a number of prizes, including a Distinguished Building Award from the American Institute of Architects Chicago Chapter in 2011.[4]
Figures
Figures on the construction of the library:[5]
- Height of the dome at the highest point: 35 feet
- Length: 240 feet
- Width: 120 feet
- Storage capacity: 3.5 million volumes
- North American libraries with larger automated storage and retrieval systems: 0
- Typical book retrieval time: 5 minutes
References
- ^ "Joe and Rika Mansueto Library". The University of Chicago Library. University of Chicago. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Background Documents". The University of Chicago Library. University of Chicago. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Project Timeline". The University of Chicago Library. University of Chicago. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Joe and Rika Mansueto Library". AIA Chicago 2011 Design Excellence Awards. AIA Chicago. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Mansueto by the Numbers". The University of Chicago Library. University of Chicago. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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