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Macquarie University Library
Building C7A
Balaclava Road, North Ryde
NSW 2109 AUSTRALIA
Phone: +61 2 9850 7500

What's the Latest?

We're getting ready for the new Library Moving the Library to a new building is a huge challenge. The new Library offers a fresh envrionment with great potential to re-shape the way we do things to better serve YOU. Read on ...[pdf 831kb]

Trees, Shrubs & Wildlife:
What's happening?
Ecological assessment of the biodiversity, flora and fauna of the new Library site has been carried out by a number of specialists and no threatened habitats or species have been identified in this area. Read on ...[pdf 1.4mb]

Your Library on the Move:
Tagging 1.4m items
As the new Library takes shape, Macquarie University Library is already ' on the move' gearing up for the massive task of ...Read on [pdf 782kb]

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Have your say ! Join our blog and make a contribution on what you think is important regarding the New Library

Library Stories

Share your story !  As part of the Library 2010 project, Library Friends are collecting Library Stories to commemorate the 40 year history of the current building. If you are interested in sharing your recollections, reflections or remembrances of our Library contact us at librarystories@library.mq.edu.au

a picture of a thin man in front of the library building 40 years ago

This pathway has now been replaced and renamed Wally’s Walk. The saplings on the edges of the pathway have grown to magisterial proportions. These impressive, leafy plane trees now mask the concrete architectural brutalism of that original design. A green canopy that shields the eye and the sky. Read on…

Project at a Glance

Taking the vision for a new building through to its fruition is a significant project. Here are some interesting facts about the new building.

Expected
Completion

  • 2010

Project
Cost

  • AUS $77m

Building
Footprint

  • 6,770sqm

Gross Floor Area

  • 16,000sqm on 5 levels

Exterior
Materials

  • glass and metal

Special Features

  • Australia's first automated book storage and retrieval system(ASRS)
  • exhibition space at the entrances, including the Lachlan Macquarie Room
  • relocation of Stained Glass Windows visible from the learning lounge

Design Features

  • learning lounges open 24/7
  • quiet study areas and dedicated postgraduate research areas
  • training, meeting and consultation rooms
  • highly adaptable and high tech personal and collaborative learning spaces
  • support for technology enabled learning
  • café located at entrance

Environmental
Impact

  • working towards a 5 Green Star Rating
  • emphasis on sustainability

Seating

  • capacity for 3,000 seats

Collection

  • Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) storing 80% of collection (approx 1.8 million items). Open shelves storing 20% of collection.