acohen, Author at Library Planning Consultant

The Library’s Digital Data and an Ark Full of Books

As society embraces all forms of digital entertainment, a latter-day Noah is looking the other way. Brewster Kahle, who runs the Internet Archive, a nonprofit, hopes to collect one copy…

acohen April 4, 2012

Library Planning Research Space Planning

Library Technology and the Friction Problem

The service desk is an important element in the design of a future library. It is a functional element that enhances the space and the service. The design of a…

acohen April 1, 2012

Library Planning Research

The Library is an Asset: Peer Learning – Conceptualization of Library Space

The library is an asset in the development of learning spaces. It is a place that can be transformed for different types of learning - individual, peer and collaborative learning.…

acohen March 19, 2012

Library Planning Research

Creating Learning Spaces Through Collaboration – The Library is a 3rd Place to Consider

The way students are learning with technology and the availability of social media is a change from the traditional lecture style class. Many complain that the PowerPoint Lectures do not…

acohen March 15, 2012

Library Planning Research

Hunters and Gatherers: Reshaping the 21st Century Community College Library

The community college library is a very important anchor for peer to peer learning activities. We are proud to be presenting at the Hunters and Gatherers: Reshaping the 21st Century…

acohen March 5, 2012

Library Planning Research

The e-book: Why the fate of bookstores are important to libraries..

In a recent article by the New York Times entitled "The Bookstores Last Stand," we noted that the e-book is changing the way bookstores are serving their customers. The functionality…

acohen February 6, 2012

Library Planning Research

The Community College – According to the President has value..

We need our community college libraries to work within, across and beyond their boundaries. We need academic libraries to widen access to scholarly work whenever possible. Despite the lack of…

acohen January 26, 2012

Library Planning Research

The Joy of Quiet in the Library

The library environment can be many things to many people. In 2012, it will be important to off-set the number of active and collaborative spaces with the number of individual…

acohen January 2, 2012

Library Planning Research Social Library Issues Space Planning

the language of library space

A recent article from Inside Higher Education focuses on the need to balance quiet and active spaces in the library. Project Information Literacy study found that students minimize technology use…

acohen December 20, 2011

Library Planning Research

Library engagement and program space ideas

acohen December 19, 2011