Welcometo Maastricht

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Current UM Library concept

• Young and growing university• Central library and study facilities• Study landscapes to support

Problem Based Learning

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University Library

University Library

University Library

University Library

University Library

• 13,000 students• M1,5 items in

print collection• 1,140 study seats • 830 PC’s Inner City Library

Inner City Library

1 seat / 9 students

1 PC / 21 students

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What about

my bike?!

Facilities highly appreciated by students and

very popular...

No locker!

Could not

print!No PC

available

I went home...

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Inner City Library

• Remove shelving to create ...• ... more study spaces

– from 700 to 900 seats – 100 extra computers– reduce size group study spaces study

carrols– flexible furniture– extra silent spaces

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There is more...

• Introduce Library Café• Close multimedialab• Close information desk• Open the garden (wireless)• Extra printers• Change house rules regarding coats & bags• Address the bycicle problem• Develop Digital Study Landscape

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University Library

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Learning Grid

Entrance

Café

Study Garden

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What’s ahead?

# Students Inner City Randwijck Contract Total

2006 6,500 5,100 11,600

2020 11,000 5,500 3,500 19,500

+ 168%

The University’s Ambitions

Research revenue increase of 176%

# Of staff/faculty from 2,700 to 4,000 148%

Increase of m2 138%

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Life, study and research in Maastricht

• Additional buildings• Small scale facilities Residential colleges

(150 – 250 students)• Common Rooms• Blended learning• Digital study landscapes• Study facilities in faculty buildings• Planning starts next week . . . .

Thank You

For Your Attention