This powerpoint presentation was given September 16, 2008.
Selections [PDF] from a report for the Board of Trustees meeting on May 11, 2005.
Final report* [PDF]. In November 2004 a group of Library staff outlined provisional candidates for storage in a new addition, projected growth of the Library collections, and additional requirements for a high-density automated shelving system.
In 2003 the Provost commissioned an ad-hoc committee of faculty members to examine and review options for increasing shelving space. Chaired by Richard Helmholz (Law), the members included Lauren Mets (Biological Sciences), Sam Peltzman (GSB), Steven Pincus (Social Sciences), Stephen M. Stigler (Physical Sciences), and Elissa B. Weaver (Humanities). The Committee worked closely with their colleagues, Library staff, and SBRA.
The final report included 2 appendices: one comparing costs between an on-site and off-site facility, and an appendix from the Library Committee on Collection Development.
Faculty Committee Report on Library Expansion, March 2004* [PDF]
Appendix on Costs* [PDF]
Appendix from Committee on Collection Development* [PDF]
In 2003-04 Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott* (SBRA) did a feasibility study examining the various options for increasing Library shelving capacity. SBRA met with various Library and University staff over the course of fall 2003 and winter 2004.
SBRA Shelving Facility Study*, April 2004: SBRA initially compared an on-site addition to Regenstein and an off-site high-density facility. [PDF]
SBRA Appendix to Shelving Facility Study*, April 2004 [PDF]
After SBRA issued their report, the Library and University asked them to explore further options for an on-site addition. SBRA accordingly compared their original on-site option (Alternative I) with a smaller on-site addition utilizing both compact shelving and an automated storage and retrieval system (ASR or ASRS, Alternative II), and an addition that was totally ASRS (Alternative III).
SBRA August 2004 Addendum to April 2004 Shelving Facility Study* [PDF]
* Documents available only to University of Chicago Community.
