{"id":498,"date":"2016-11-11T14:49:52","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T14:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/phddigitisation\/?p=498"},"modified":"2016-11-11T14:49:52","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T14:49:52","slug":"the-university-of-edinburgh-library-annexe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/phddigitisation\/2016\/11\/11\/the-university-of-edinburgh-library-annexe\/","title":{"rendered":"The University of Edinburgh Library Annexe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Library Annexe, South Gyle<\/p><\/div>\n

Many University staff and students are blissfully unaware of the existence of the\u00a0Library Annexe (I know I was, before\u00a0starting work here earlier this summer), which is situated in the heart of an industrial unit surrounded by bank and insurance offices – most would pass without giving it a second glance.<\/p>\n

The Library Annexe has been operational since 2006, with the second phase opening in April 2011.<\/p>\n

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Some of the 33,000 linear metres of storage on site.<\/p><\/div>\n

Its purpose is to provide additional storage for low-use University collections or collections not currently in use. The Annexe also supports Estates redevelopment projects elsewhere, temporarily or permanently holding collections.<\/p>\n

Material stored in the Library Annexe includes General collections material relocated including lesser used monographs, journals with current electronic subscriptions, and reference material not suitable for reclassification into the current lending collection. In addition, selected material from the Library’s Special Collections, University archives and Lothian Health Services Archive are stored there, in environmentally controlled conditions.<\/p>\n

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Some of the ECA artworks stored on site.<\/p><\/div>\n

There are over 1000 paintings and artworks\u00a0from the Edinburgh College of Art stored in the Annexe.<\/p>\n

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Sir Eduardo Paolozzi’s Tottenham Court Road tube station\u00a0mosaic.<\/p><\/div>\n

An interesting part of the collection is Sir\u00a0Eduardo Paolozzi’s mosaic<\/a>, rescued from Tottenham Court Road tube station, awaiting restoration.<\/p>\n

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The musical instrument conservation workshop.<\/p><\/div>\n

Another fascinating area of the annexe is the musical instrument conservation workshop, temporarily housed whilst St Cecilia’s Hall is being\u00a0refurbished<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can find more information about material stored in the Library Annexe on\u00a0the University of Edinburgh\u00a0website: www.ed.ac.uk\/is\/library-annexe<\/a><\/p>\n

Pete Marsden<\/p>\n

Thesis Digitisation Project<\/p>\n

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