What if your library became the place where your organization's future is invented daily? What if, instead of housing yesterday's knowledge, it generated tomorrow's breakthroughs? These questions, posed by Schmidt…
Implementing a Needs Assessment Implementing an effective needs assessment is foundational to any successful library development project. Strategic Priorities Design for the Library is process goes beyond simply gathering data—it's…
The question "How can you transform a library?" arrives at a pivotal moment in our collective understanding of what libraries can and must become. Drawing from extensive research and post-pandemic…
What is library technology planning? Why do we need it? AI enablement is part of Library Development. Indeed, library technology has been a transformative part of the development of a…
Understanding this history is crucial to avoiding repeating past mistakes and building upon successful strategies. We recognize that the library's role is not static, but rather a continuous adaptation to…
The story of libraries is fundamentally a story of democratizing knowledge. From the ancient Library of Alexandria – a beacon of scholarship for its time – to the modern research…
Conducting an organization-wide library assessment to gather data and input regarding employee demographics, perspectives, and experiences can be a valuable way to understand the needs, concerns, and experiences of your…
Library Planning There are many different ways to present and learn from your community, and it is important to consider the audience and the goals of the library planning project…
Competing to be the Best It is not uncommon for there to be competition or tension between different professionals in the library design and construction fields. However, it is important…
Continuous Improvement Is your organization facing a unique opportunity with the arrival of new leadership? With fresh perspectives and approaches, there is potential for positive change and growth. There are…
It is important to have a good understanding of the overlapping responsibilities of digital librarians and architects in library design projects. Digital librarians are typically responsible for managing the library's…
LIBRARY CONSULTANTS Even at institutions in which the members of the executive committee(s) are very active, the services of one or more library consultants may be quite desirable at an…
Library Planning Where did the library planning story start? My family has a background in architecture, education and library science, and, in 2002 Aaron Cohen Associates, LTD added Alexander Cohen,…
Knowledge Management Exactly what is the next generation library? Importantly, it requires an understanding of knowledge management and the development of communities of practice. We know libraries function differently depending…
While preparing for a new public library project, Aaron Cohen Associates, LTD studies the latest designs. The New York Public Library with help from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation is an…
This blog has been assembling what might be called steps toward an adaptive library architecture. The shaping of a confident, adaptable library project cannot emerge from a fragmented library program.…