The Aldham Robarts Learning Resources Centre

Abstract

A new building designed to accommodate converged library and computer services into the twenty‐first century, the Aldham Robarts Learning Resources Centre of Liverpool John Moores University, has made a marked impact on the “two cathedrals” campus. With its annexe it provides nearly 6,000m² giving a stock capacity of 220,000 volumes, 720 reader seats and 250 networked PCs. It is a deep‐plan building with three‐storey atrium as a distinctive design feature. The history of the project, within the University′s estates strategy, is given together with a description of the planning process, features of the building and internal layout.

Citation

Revill, D. (1994), "The Aldham Robarts Learning Resources Centre", New Library World, Vol. 95 No. 5, pp. 10-16. https://doi.org/10.1108/03074809410060837