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Library Space Planning: The Third Place

What is the third place? It is a library or community center, learning commons or co-working space. In a community or campus building, the third place is the library. It…

acohen May 4, 2016

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Learning Commons – Collection Development

There has been a noticeable shift in the education environment, creating new challenges for anyone managing a campus, school or research institution. The buildings on campus are becoming more collaborative…

acohen March 28, 2016

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Library / Project Based Learning Environments

Which vision of the future best describes research libraries in the 21st century? Access or Conservation? Some futurists envision the research library to be a truly digital environment. However, technology…

acohen February 22, 2016

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Innovation at the Library 2016

Foreseeing trends in the future for the next ten to twenty years in library services is hard to do. The fact that, by some accident, some of us happen to…

acohen January 22, 2016

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Best Libraries in the World

ACA (www.acohen.com) has spent more than 40 years studying libraries, developing user experiences and library services. We are now seeing a significant shift in space and service planning strategies, from…

acohen November 25, 2015

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Review and Renew to keep your Library Thriving

Our clients seek us out because, as library consultants, we offer a straightforward process geared specifically for libraries. For example, how does one develop a library "from scratch?" What services and space planning concepts…

acohen September 8, 2015

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The Library as Learning Organization

Developing the library as a learning organization is a steady trend in both academic and public libraries. Certainly, there is a need for a new leadership approach that will create…

acohen August 7, 2015

Library Planning Research Social Library Issues work in progress

Collection Preservation in the Digital World

In today's changing world, library collection and preservation services need to be adaptable to the current user's needs. Consider the library with valuable space on campus or downtown: should they use that…

acohen July 24, 2015

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Labyrinth in the Library

According to the Orchestrator Model, the library's service plan can be orchestrated with "think", "feel" and "do" strategies. The development of a building program helps the library staff "think" about…

acohen June 19, 2015

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Look to “Learning Modes” to Guide Library Design

Over the last 25 years, research has shown that the right environment can transform the way a student learns and retains information. According to Rob Abel, Malcolm Brown, Jack Suess -…

acohen May 19, 2015