Aaron Cohen Associates LTD began in the early 1970's when our founder Aaron Cohen, Library Consultant, led a space planning workshop for the US Federal Government. Soon the practice expanded to provide architectural programs to academic, public, government, law, medical, school, corporate and special libraries. Our library consultants have worked on facility projects ranging from renovations and additions to new buildings.

We know that libraries and their facilities are built on different service models. We have developed e-resources for libraries, technology plans, e-library, digital and distance learning solutions, fundraising studies, cost estimates, site analysis, long- and short-range library service plans.

The demands for library building programming and service planning requires in-depth knowledge of the ways in which libraries function. We are librarians(MLS), architects, library management and IT consultants. Feasibility projects include learning commons, information commons, preservation, museums, archives, special collections, library technology, e-resources, digitization projects and digital asset management.

Our experience is broad: projects range in size from small special libraries to very large international library projects.  

We are:

• Library Consultants
• Library Management Specialists
• Librarians
• Educators
• Technology Consultants
• Facility Planners
• Architects
• Interior Designers
• Compact Storage Consultants
• Archivists

Our firm's ongoing research in library planning was utilized during our fifteen year involvement with the National Library of Singapore.

Our studies include options for user spaces, collections, archives, preservation, digital asset management, technical service workflow and staffing requirements. 

We offer:

• Master Planning
  • New Buildings
  • Reorganization
  • Renovation
• Service Planning
• E-resources/Virtual Library Projects
• Programming
• Facility Planning
• Collection Profiles
• Building Assessments
• Distributed Learning / Classroom Integration
• Compact Storage Layout and Analysis
• Organizational Development
• Government Digitization Projects
• Digital Asset Management

ACA develops long and short range master facility plans using community data such as GIS maps, campus master plans, site studies and census data. We specialize in architectural and organizational planning. We provide community research, focus groups, open forums and building workshops.

Library as Place:

• Information Commons
• Learning Commons
• Collaborative Workspaces
• Self Service
• E-Learning Space
• Automation Systems
• RFID
• Preservation / Digitization Workflow
• Research Space
• LEED Building Projects
• Learning Spaces

We do service planning and workflow design for libraries, educational institutions and architectural firms.