New Library Preservation and Archives Facility opens at UBC
Photo: Ema Peter
DGBK Architects joins the University of British Columbia in celebrating the official opening of the Library Preservation and Archives (PARC) facility. The facility is a highly specialized library environment based on a model developed at Harvard University that extends the life of printed library collections from 30 years (in a typical library environment) to 300 years.
By using a system where the Library?s collections are stored within high-density shelving units in a thermal and humidity controlled environment, Library PARC is one of North America?s most efficient and cost effective storage facilities.Â
?Library PARC is key in terms of helping us house our ever-growing collections and providing innovative spaces worthy of a 21st-century research library,? says Ingrid Parent, University Librarian at UBC. ?The facility?s carefully controlled environment will extend the life of the Library?s collections, ensuring their availability to current and future generations of students, scholars and lifelong learners.? Photo: Ema Peter
Designed to provide more than 2,200 square metres of high-density collection storage (and capable of holding about 1.6 million volumes) the facility is the first of 6 possible storage modules. The facility will also house a campus-wide records management service, in addition to a small digitization area, a contained freezer area for decontamination, a staff work area and a publicly accessible reading room.Â
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