CASE STUDY: Education Research Facility seeks customised fire suppression system for its heritage of libraries and archives Profile The Weston Library (formerly known as the New Bodleian Library), a key research facility at the University of Oxford, recently underwent a £80 million refurbishment to create high-quality storage for the Library’s valuable collections and to expand public access. The project also involved an upgrade to security measures, including the library’s fire protection system that shelters a collection of around eight million books, including two Shakespearian first folios and 10,000 medieval manuscripts and many other rare books, archives, music and maps. “Working closely alongside fire protection consultant, Frontline Fire International, we were called upon

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