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11. Garching – the Bavarian Storage Library: Past, Present and Future Developments

  • Dorothea Sommer
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Library Design for the 21st Century
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Abstract

In order to preserve printed collections, academic libraries need sufficient storage capacities and favourable storage conditions. This chapter will focus on one of the outstanding examples of such a storage library in Germany, the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Speicherbibliothek/Bavarian Storage Facility Garching. The storage library in Garching was built to serve as an auxiliary stack building for the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek/Bavarian State Library. With an acquisition rate of up to 140,000 volumes per year, the Bavarian State Library was forced to move substantial portions of its holdings to off-site locations, away from the main library building in the Munich city centre. The chosen location was Garching, a northern suburb, where the storage library lies in close proximity to other research institutions and is part of one of the largest research campuses in Germany. Designed as an industrial building, the Garching buildings are a modular and extensible storage facility which features compact mobile shelving systems. The first building was finished in 1988, the second building in 2005, while a third building has been approved for funding and is expected to be finished in the early 2020s. The chapter describes the genesis and development of the Bavarian Storage Facility Garching, emphasising the necessity for long-term government funding.

Abstract

In order to preserve printed collections, academic libraries need sufficient storage capacities and favourable storage conditions. This chapter will focus on one of the outstanding examples of such a storage library in Germany, the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Speicherbibliothek/Bavarian Storage Facility Garching. The storage library in Garching was built to serve as an auxiliary stack building for the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek/Bavarian State Library. With an acquisition rate of up to 140,000 volumes per year, the Bavarian State Library was forced to move substantial portions of its holdings to off-site locations, away from the main library building in the Munich city centre. The chosen location was Garching, a northern suburb, where the storage library lies in close proximity to other research institutions and is part of one of the largest research campuses in Germany. Designed as an industrial building, the Garching buildings are a modular and extensible storage facility which features compact mobile shelving systems. The first building was finished in 1988, the second building in 2005, while a third building has been approved for funding and is expected to be finished in the early 2020s. The chapter describes the genesis and development of the Bavarian Storage Facility Garching, emphasising the necessity for long-term government funding.

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents V
  3. About IFLA IX
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Part 1: Collaborating with Stakeholders
  6. 1. Collaborating for a Successful Master Plan – Art or Science? 7
  7. 2. Collaborative Design: A Persona Exercise Approach 25
  8. 3. Student Engagement and Collaboration: Creative Evidence-Based Approaches 35
  9. 4. Collaborating for Success: People, Places, Form and Function 48
  10. Part 2: Collaborating for Cultural Change
  11. 5. Madison Central Library: The Art-Infused Library 79
  12. 6. Dokk1 – Re-inventing Space Praxis: a Mash-up Library, a Democratic Space, a City Lounge or a Space for Diversity? 91
  13. 7. Building Tomorrow’s Library Today: How the Six Spheres Vision Kept us on Track 104
  14. 8. Cooking and Multiculturalism, Living Lab and Fab Lab: Collaborative Strategies in the Province of Barcelona Municipal Library Network 117
  15. Part 3: Cooperative Collections
  16. 9. The Library Service Centre: A Collaborative Partnership for Legacy Collections and Programme Innovation 133
  17. 10. The Cooperative Storage Library Switzerland: A Successful Multi-Cantonal Cooperation 143
  18. 11. Garching – the Bavarian Storage Library: Past, Present and Future Developments 155
  19. Part 4: Crafting the Project Story
  20. 12. Communities Craft Future Library Stories 173
  21. 13. Stakeholder Engagement Processes and Strategies 187
  22. 14. A Dream Come True of Citizens – the New Helsinki Central Library 203
  23. 15. New Models for Library Advancement 214
  24. 16. Re-imagining the University Library – a Transformative Opportunity 221
  25. Contributors 231
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110617535-012

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents V
  3. About IFLA IX
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Part 1: Collaborating with Stakeholders
  6. 1. Collaborating for a Successful Master Plan – Art or Science? 7
  7. 2. Collaborative Design: A Persona Exercise Approach 25
  8. 3. Student Engagement and Collaboration: Creative Evidence-Based Approaches 35
  9. 4. Collaborating for Success: People, Places, Form and Function 48
  10. Part 2: Collaborating for Cultural Change
  11. 5. Madison Central Library: The Art-Infused Library 79
  12. 6. Dokk1 – Re-inventing Space Praxis: a Mash-up Library, a Democratic Space, a City Lounge or a Space for Diversity? 91
  13. 7. Building Tomorrow’s Library Today: How the Six Spheres Vision Kept us on Track 104
  14. 8. Cooking and Multiculturalism, Living Lab and Fab Lab: Collaborative Strategies in the Province of Barcelona Municipal Library Network 117
  15. Part 3: Cooperative Collections
  16. 9. The Library Service Centre: A Collaborative Partnership for Legacy Collections and Programme Innovation 133
  17. 10. The Cooperative Storage Library Switzerland: A Successful Multi-Cantonal Cooperation 143
  18. 11. Garching – the Bavarian Storage Library: Past, Present and Future Developments 155
  19. Part 4: Crafting the Project Story
  20. 12. Communities Craft Future Library Stories 173
  21. 13. Stakeholder Engagement Processes and Strategies 187
  22. 14. A Dream Come True of Citizens – the New Helsinki Central Library 203
  23. 15. New Models for Library Advancement 214
  24. 16. Re-imagining the University Library – a Transformative Opportunity 221
  25. Contributors 231
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