2nd International Conference on Repository Libraries. Kuopio-2, Finland 13.-15.5.2004

Space cost in a university library - or - How to cope with increasing demands and decreasing budgets

Christina Friström, DirectorLund University Library

Lund UniversityLund University

Founded in 1666 9 faculties - the largest university in

Sweden in Lund, Malmö, Helsingborg 38 000 students 6 000 staff members member of the Öresund University (14

members) more info on www.lu.se/lu/LUallmE.html

Lund University LibraryLund University Library

Liberiet 1671-1688 The King's House 1688-1907

Lund University Libraryat Helgonabacken 1907-

UB2 Main library formedicine, science &technology 1977-2002

UB4 Newspaperlibrary 1974-2002

UB3 Undergraduatelibrary 1960-1988

Lund University Organizational Chart

www.lu.se/lu/LUallmE.html

Lund University Library in a nutshell

Budget € 5 500 000 Staff 80 FTE Main building 16 000 m²+ 8 repositories 100 000 shelf-meters or 5 million titles 500 seats in reading-rooms, group rooms,

computer rooms or computer work stations 3 000 visits/day 300 000 registered loans 45 000 books, 1 500 periodicals and

55 000 rolls of microfilm in open stacks ...

...

National depository library of

Swedish printed material United Nations depository library Lund University repository for rare

books and manuscripts Lund University repository for foreign

research printed material

www.lub.lu.se/UB

Repository HögRepository Hög

Rent/year € 36 000.- Shelfmetres 7 542 (and

more to rent) Cost/file/year € 0.38

Repository former Newspaper library UB 4Repository former Newspaper library UB 4

Rent/year € 78 000.- Shelfmetres 4 810 Cost/file/year € 1.30

Repository Centre for Mathematical Repository Centre for Mathematical SciencesSciences

Rent/year € 21 000.- Shelfmetres 1 507 Cost/file/year € 1.10

The main library buildingThe main library building

Rent/year € 414 000.- Shelfmetres 49 327 Cost/book/year € 0.21

The repositories UB 2, Sparta 1-2 and The repositories UB 2, Sparta 1-2 and VädurenVäduren

Rent/year € 195 000.- Shelfmetres 21 064Cost/book/year € 0.26

Repository Gastelyckan in the Archival Centre for Repository Gastelyckan in the Archival Centre for ScaniaScania

Rent/year € 175 000.- Shelfmetres 12 579 (today) Cost/book/year € 0.35