Kimberlin Library Syndicate Rooms – SMART Refurbishment

June 3, 2019September 28, 2021Richard Partridge

Kimberlin Library’s eight bookable syndicate rooms are undergoing a make-over this summer and will be unavailable from Monday 10^th June for up to 5 weeks while they are refurbished by Estates and ITMS.

They’ll be returning in mid July with all-new AV, including Mersive Solstice collaborative software and Smart Surface walls. You’ll be able to share your own device content to screen and make use of full-wall writable surfaces to develop your work using the whole room as your canvas. This video from Mersive gives you a taste of the collaboration you’ll be able to achieve within our syndicate rooms after their upgrade.

The Law Library’s two bookable syndicate rooms will remain available throughout the period of work and group working spaces are available in other areas of Kimberlin Library.

Finding the PC (or Mac) you’re looking for

April 18, 2019September 28, 2021Richard Partridge

Across our four locations, in partnership with ITMS the Library provides over 800 PCs, Macs and laptops to support your learning. We’ve been working on a project with ITMS to give you a better view of the location and the current availability of machines. You can now see a display screen at the entrance to Kimberlin Library, Eric Wood Learning Zone and The Greenhouse giving live availability information.

The screen shows the location, type of machine (standard PC, Dual Boot. AutoCAD, Mac or Assistive), the number of free machines and the total machines in that area. The columns on the right show the number of “free” machines by type in that space. If availability is becoming short, the text will turn red

PC availability is currently only available via these fixed screens, but an online link and display of this information via myDMU is on our wishlist with ITMS.

Here’s where you’ll find our “special” PCs and Macs:

Locations	Building	Room	Number	Notes

CAD PCs	Kimberlin	1.04	10	Near lift/trolley parking area
	Kimberlin	2.14	10	Book area between pillars
	Kimberlin	2.01	15	The Deck – located on the ends of each PC run nearest the window
	EWLZ	n/a	2	Rear of EWLZ

Dual Boot	Kimberlin	1.04	13	Centre of floor by wooden stairs

Assistive	Kimberlin	1.01	1
	Kimberlin	LGF	13
	EWLZ	n/a	3
	Greenhouse	0.04	1

Macs	Kimberlin	0.10	12	KL Learning Zone
	Kimberlin	1.01	15	Main IT area
	EWLZ	n/a	12

The Hot Tap is Back – for now

April 16, 2019September 28, 2021Richard Partridge

Following recent service interruption, Estates have managed to breathe temporary life back into the Kimberlin Library Hot Tap. Plans are being drawn up for a completely new way of delivering boiling water. This work will be implemented at a time that will minimise the disruption to term time operation of the Library Cafe space.

We know how popular this service is and we remain committed to providing Kimberlin users with a safe means of accessing instant boiling water.

Hot Tap Update

April 5, 2019September 28, 2021Richard Partridge

Hot Tap Update

The Library is committed to providing instant hot (boiling) water to library users. We know how popular this service is, and since introducing this service in September 2016 we’ve spent over £7k in maintenance and physical updates to keep this running 24/7.

Unfortunately, the Zip tap in its original 2016 format created issues – it wasn’t tall enough for larger cold water containers and the soak away beneath it was not suitable for draining cups. The result of this was a lot of excess water and damage to the counter top from water ingress. We replaced this original installation in November 2017 with a ‘new and improved’ hot tap station that featured better drainage for the Zip tap and a brand new sink and cold water dispenser for bottles.

Sadly the current tap station and cabinet has also succumbed to damage caused by high levels of use and water ingress from frequent spills. Most recently, Zip tap control circuits have been damaged by water.

The Library has gone back to first principles with Estates and a plumbing specialist. We’ll be installing a more robust “Mark 3” sink and wall mounted tap unit and a separate drinking water fountain and bottle filler in the near future, date TBC. In the meantime, Estates are working to seal and make safe the existing unit in the hope that a service can be reinstated. UPDATE 16/4/19: Service with the existing Zip tap has been reinstated

We apologise for the interruption of service, but we are committed to reinstating safe hot water provision in the near future.

First incarnation awaiting update

Current incarnation on launch in December 2017

360 view and map tour of Kimberlin experiments

April 2, 2019September 28, 2021Richard Partridge

Some “work in progress”. We’re experimenting with 360 degree photography and ultimately hope to provide 360 virtual tours of LLS spaces. Here are a few of our initial experiments which you’ll find on our Google listing, Google Maps and in some cases Google Streetview. Let us know what you think and what maps or tours we ought to feature?

Kimberlin Library, the Library Lawn and Eric Wood Learning Zone

Use your cursor to change your field of view, or follow the navigation arrows up the steps and into the Library to see inside Reception

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Internal view of The Deck

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External links:

Visit our Google Maps listing (takes you to external site)

Streetview (soon to be ShowMyStreet) listings:

Inside Kimberlin Library