Building Dialog and Library From Scratch
Dialog for Building Library Modern library projects should start with a dialog about the research collections. They help us understand what is needed, what is possible and where we are…
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10 Library Design Challenges to Avoid
Ten Library Design Mistakes to Avoid Why Pre-Design is Needed Before Construction The library usually is judged on an ordinary Tuesday afternoon, not on the day it opens. Indeed, the…
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Update Library Theory of Service
Every Library Encodes a Service Plan Every library reflects the community it serves and needs to update their theory of service. Indeed, you can learn how to read how a…
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Library Placemaking Supports Architectural Design
Library Placemaking as Strategy The library has never been just the building that holds books. It is a homework help center and space for students to learn. Adults need library…
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What do we want to create? Developing a Shared Vision for the Library of the Future
Developing a Shared Vision for the Library of the Future Every successful library project begins with floor plans, and an opportunity to develop the future. Basically, start your library planning…
What Storytime Builds at the Library
What Storytime Builds Storytime readings help children's brains develop the foundational capacities on which all later learning rests: concentration, the ability to focus, imagination, and curiosity. It cultivates social skills,…
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Five Disciplines for Library Planning
Five Disciplines for Research Professionals Space is one of the most expensive assets in a research library. It is also one of the least understood. Space can be physical collections…
Integration for Library Service Deveopment
Layering operations infrastructure onto the library is an important aspect of modern special library design. Digital integration is part of the process, creating hybrid information ecosystems to serve in the…
Measuring Library Transformation in ROI
Measuring Library Transformation in ROI The library profession has long suffered from a vocabulary problem. We speak fluently in the language of circulation counts, gate tallies, and program attendance. These…
Structured Challenges Developing a Digital Library
Structured Challenges Developing a Digital Library How do you develop the library of the future? Do you focus on collections? The question sounds simple. It is not. Behind it stand…
