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Alessandro Alessandro BertoniBertoniUniversità Università Ca’Ca’ FoscariFoscari di Veneziadi Venezia

Università Università Ca’Ca’ FoscariFoscari

•• foundedfounded 18681868•• 18000 enrolled students18000 enrolled students•• 4 faculties4 faculties

–– Economics, Economics, HumanitiesHumanities, , For.LanguagesFor.Languages, , SciencesSciences•• 19 19 departmentsdepartments, 7 , 7 centrescentres•• 550 professors and researchers550 professors and researchers•• 450 administrative staff (65 in the libraries)450 administrative staff (65 in the libraries)•• 27 “27 “librarieslibraries” in 33 ” in 33 differentdifferent sitessites

Università Università Ca’Ca’ FoscariFoscari: : locationslocations

MestreMestreOriagoOriago

TrevisoTreviso

The new The new librarieslibraries projectprojectAggregation and unification of 33 different library servicesin only 6 structuresTotal reorganization of the collections and change of the model of the system ( 1 central library + departmentalindependent libraries )4 AREA LIBRARIES:

• Economics• Humanities• Oriental Languages• Science

San Giobbe

San Basilio

Mestre

ZattereCannaregio or Techn. Park in Marghera

• Biblioteca Didattica• Archiv and Depository

Ca’Ca’ FoscariFoscari University University LibraryLibrary ProjectsProjects

Mestre 2007: newMestre 2007: newcampus campus forfor ScienceScience FacFac

some figures of the plan

80.0003002.250Biblioteca alle Zattere

1.280.0001.60014.550totals

200.000101.000Depository

100.0002001.300Science Library (Mestre)

600.0006506.700Humanities and Oriental Lang.

300.0004403.300Economics and Soc. Sc. Libr.

volsseatssq mLibrary Buildings

Science LibraryLibrary

Science Library

•• 13001300 sqsq mm•• 200200 seatsseats•• 32003200 m of m of shelvesshelves•• 100000100000 volsvols•••• Arch.Arch. C.LamannaC.Lamanna ––

F.PittalugaF.Pittaluga

•• status: status: tender in progresstender in progress•• ““optimizationoptimization” re” re--

questedquested••

9Area Umanistica e OrientalisticaArea Umanistica e Orientalistica

67006700 sqsq mtmt650650 seatsseats

2000020000 mt mt shelvesshelves600000600000 volsvols

Arch. Arch. Vittorio Gregotti & AssVittorio Gregotti & Ass

status:status: 2nd 2nd stepstep (definitivo)(definitivo)

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not approved

Some Some particularparticular objectivesobjectives

• New Libraries project strictly integrated to the relocation plan of the university

• Max. open shelves, also for compact storage• Library services adaptable to ITC progress• Spaces and furnitures oriented to hybrid library• Carrels, study rooms, and other facilities not always

adopted in Italy• Maximum accessibility: authomated controls to allow

users to max. authonomy

Some Some arrangementsarrangements and and featuresfeatures

• Flexibility (peculiarities in restoring and reusing old buildings)

• Everywhere accessibility to the net (W and WL)• Projects and tender splitted in two (building +

furniture)• Offices along the user-route and always with front-

office desk• Multimedia room and media lab• CPS concentrated and selfservice• Minimize the management of the charged services

Biblioteca alle ZattereBiblioteca alle Zattere

22502250 sqsq metersmetersComplexComplex of of differentdifferent buildingsbuildings oo18th c. 18th c. FormerlyFormerly wood and wood and carpenter’carpenter’s warehouses warehouse

300300 seatsseats27002700 mts of shelvesmts of shelves

8000080000 volsvols

Arch.Arch. Bruno DolcettaBruno DolcettaInteriorsInteriors Arch Arch CaprioglioCaprioglio & & VattaVatta

status:status: completedcompleted (building yar(building yar20012001--2004)2004)open to users in open to users in summesumme20042004

Ground floor Entrance

MM room

compact shelves

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offices

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CPS

second level

reading places

and shelves

offices

1st floor

the new the new EconomicsEconomics LibraryLibrary

a Mestre la futura sede a Mestre la futura sede della Facoltà di Scienzedella Facoltà di Scienze

Area EconomicoArea Economico--GiuridicaGiuridica33003300 sqsq metersmeters

440440 seatsseats90009000 mtsmts of of shelvesshelves

300000300000 volsvols

Arch.Arch. Vittorio SpigaiVittorio Spigai

status:status: 1st phase 1st phase willwill bebe completedcompletedand and openedopened in in NovemberNovember 20042004

EconomicsEconomics LibraryLibrary

EconomicsEconomics LibraryLibrary

THE LIBRARY

2nd phase

1st phase

3 levels

the Mill: 4 levels

compact shelves + carrels

the “stick”, 2 levels:

groundfloor :study room 1st floor CDE + Official& StatisticalDocumentation

30GROUND LEVEL

31FIRST FLOOR

32SECOND FLOOR

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the the architect’architect’s s maskmask::the university project in the university project in VeniceVenice

thanks for your attention

Alessandro Bertoni

bertoni@unive.it