presentation of the joint library of drammen
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The Joint Library of DrammenPresentation for Comenius Regio project with Pärnu
October 11th 2012Jannicke Røgler, Library Adviser
Buskerud County Library
Partners in the joint library
• Buskerud county library• Drammen municipal library• Buskerud college library - Drammen
Aim: Drammensbiblioteket will be the leading regional agent of library and information communication services
• For patrons: A physically integrated library and learning center – a ”seamless service”.
• For the partners: a cooperation crossing three administrative levels and adjoined institutions – the first of its kind in Norway.
• Drammensbiblioteket is also a regional and national development project.
Buskerud College 9000 m2BI-Buskerud1800 m2Telemark College 800 m2Joint Library of Drammen 4800 m2SiBu Canteen/Café1000 m2Norli Bookshop 278 m2 Papirbredden Career Center 125 m2Innovasjon Norge 1600 m2-- Papirbredden Innovation- Private enterprises
Tenants:
Aims of Drammen knowledge park
= Regional (commercial) development
• From ”manual” til ”intellectual”
• ”Tear down fences”
• An architectural ”pearl” for the ”River city”
The main target groups of The joint Library of Drammen
The population of Drammen (60.000) 120 000 in the region (247.000 in the county) 120 000 in the region (247.000 in the county) Students, employees and researchers at HiBu
(about 900), BI (about 350), HiT (about 120) Regional businesses, especially companies in
the science park
Drammensbiblioteket - main outline
From teeming to contemplation
Groundfloor : Main entrance, children’s dept., return automat
1. floor : Culture, fiction, categorized non-fiction, flexible work stations, ICT-room, group rooms, reference
2. floor : Non-fiction, special collections, group rooms, small reading room, working stations, ICT help, help desk, twin reference
Drammensbiblioteket – a room with a view
Results
• Better & bigger premises• More ”seamless” services• More visits, more loans, esp
non-fiction• A lot of attention• A laboratory for service
development• Success projects• Fatigue, but also motivation
among the employees• Some synergies, incl
neighbouring culture center• A symbol for the city and
prestige for the mayor• An appreciated part of city
development
Thank you for your attention