Rutherford Building
Refurbishment project
The Rutherford Building is being refurbished to make it more suitable for current methods of learning. We hope that these improvements help to make the library a better and more comfortable place to study.
Phase 3a, summer 2011
New 2nd floor student group study rooms
Phase 2b, summer 2010
1st floor Library reading room:- new furniture throughout the library 1st floor reading room
- 104 more desks where students can use (and plug in) laptops
- improved wireless coverage
- "zoning" of the reading room to provide clear guidance on activities permitted by the use of colour coordinated furniture
- toilets on 1st and 2nd floors redecorated
- air conditioning system in the library replaced
PDF Refurb-2010
Phase 2a, summer 2009
1st floor IT Open Access and teaching rooms, including:
- new furniture throughout
- carpeting and redecoration
- re-cabling of networking infrastructure
- group study facilities in RB109
- a comfy seating area
- areas for students to use (and plug in) their own laptops
- maximisation of available teaching space by the installation of a flexible partition in RB102, creating one large or two regular sized teaching rooms
- the re-fitting if RB108 to provide call centre facilities
- "zoning" of the building to provide clear guidance on activities permitted in each area by the use of colour coordinated furniture
- new AV facilities in some teaching rooms
- improved wireless coverage
Library Enhancements
- Special collections and archives reading room moved to the ground floor, with more study space, A/v facilities for workshops and exhibitions space
- more space for books in the main library
- new 1st floor silent study area
- new arts reading lounge, 2nd floor, including current periodicals and 'new art books' display
- Subject Librarians office moved adjacent to reading room on 2nd floor, giving students easy access to their Subject Librarians
Phase 1, 2008
Ground floor
- the removal and replacement of the Library issue desk and Helpdesk into one converged service point on the Ground Floor
- the creation of a new Digital Media Suite to replace the old Media Services Centre.
- the creation of social learning spaces for students on the ground floor
- additional IT facilities and a silent study room on the 2nd floor
- a new silent study room on the Library's 2nd floor
All of these developments have proven extremely popular with students.