Renovating the Library Building with Limited Funds
The workshop will be held at:
Robert Morris University
Questions or Directions: Contact Alex: 914-271-8170
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Renovating the Library Building with Limited $$$
To renovate a library with limited resources, it is essential to understand the basic facility requirements for collections, staff, users, programs, meetings, and social spaces.
This 1-day workshop addresses the changes that must take place so that the library building can provide dynamic support for these endeavors. The day will run from 9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. During the session, emphasis will be placed upon recycling existing facilities or constructing new ones. We will stress methods to develop welcoming environments that patrons will want to visit and use.
- Functional Analysis
- Flexibility
- Internal Rearrangement
- Floor Loading Capacities
- Electrical / Communications / Lighting & Wire Management
- Step-by-Step Approach
- Layouts: Alternate Schemes and Options
- Zones & Functional Relationships
- Site Planning
- Interior Design Criteria
- Behavioral Workstation Design
- Furniture and Equipment: Ergonomics and Comfort
- Costs
- Phasing the Project
- Construction / Renovation Budget
- Interior Design Budget
- Scheduling & Project Management
- Needs Assessment
Space Needs for:
- Collection
- User Spaces: Individual & Group Study
- Staff Spaces: Offices / Workstations / Processing Areas
- Program / Instructional / Meeting / Social Spaces
- Defining Public Service Needs
- Number and Type of Service Desks
- Number and Type of Service/Program Areas
- Print Shelving and Storage Alternatives
- Traditional and Display
- Compact
- Random Access
- Off-site
- Multimedia and the Internet
- Defining Workstation Access
- Online and Computing Services
- Creating People Places
- Activity zones (e.g., display, browsing, study, research, interaction
- Information Access and Delivery
- Barrier-free design (ADA Requirements)
- Improving the Facility’s Image
Today’s libraries are at once very active and quiet places. Activities include browsing, electronic access, group-to-group interactions, and individual study and research. Plans to renovate a facility must include cost-effective implementation solutions. Funding approvals are usually based on clear answers to the following questions.
- What does the library have compared to what it needs?
- How can redundancies be reduced and work processes streamlined?
- Can the renovation create an image; an idea; excitement?
- What strategies are needed to launch a cost effective improvement program?
Don't miss this exciting educational opportunity! Contact us directly at 914-271-8170 or Email Us for more information.
The cost of the Workshop is $195 for the day, this includes a snack, coffee and tea.
*Please note: participants are encouraged to bring their plans and building programs. As time is available after the workshop, the consultants will critique them. The Cohen's will lead the faculty. They are nationally known library consultants with extensive "hands on" experience.