SCONUL Library Design Award 2002

Hatfield College Lane Campus Learning Resources Centre, University of Hertfordshire

This pioneering design successfully provides a distinctive new focus on campus.

The new Learning Resources Centre delivers a visionary concept of the net-enhanced university with integrated learning services and ground-breaking IT services on a large scale.

It facilitates excellent interaction between users and services, stimulates innovation in teaching and learning and supports independent learning and a self-help culture. The design represents outstanding value for money.

About the award

The SCONUL Library Design Award for 2002 covered new, extended and refurbished university and national library buildings over 2000 square metres in size opened between January 1996 and December 2000. The Award is made by the Society of College, National and University Libraries for 'new' academic libraries and learning centres which demonstrate excellence in terms of functional design both for users and library staff.

Find out more about the SCONUL Library Design Awards.