| Building works at the C L Butchers Pharmacy Library in
Parkville are well under way, with walls and electrical services currently
being installed. While construction is taking place the library is
operating temporarily at 407 Royal Parade.
When complete the refurbished library will provide a better, more convenient
service and facility for users and will be almost double the size it was
formerly. It will occupy the majority of the ground floor of the Manning Building,
Parkville campus and will be technologically enabled, more adaptable to
changing study styles, easier to navigate, modern and consistent in design
and layout, and more reflective of the University’s status. It will
incorporate design features that reflect the technological and creative bent
of its users.
With 67 computers including 27 in a training room, students will have access
to more computer workstations as well as laptop facilities. At the same time
the library will be rearranged to better separate areas for quiet and group
work. The entrance will be from the main corridor via a glass door.
Although the area is still very much a building site, it is now possible to
sense the greater size of the renewed library and how the new layout might
function. Once the renovations are complete, the library space will be
revealed on approach through large glass walls around the entrance. A display
of pharmacy artifacts will be on show in a "Culture Wall' near the entrance.
It is hoped that building and fit-out will be competed later this year and
the library will be able to move back in. Further details and a floor plan
are available .
5 May 2008
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Manning Building (at left) under construction at Parkville. |
