Library Planning Consultant

The Economic Value of Libraries

The economic value of public libraries has been studied in different contexts. For the researcher who is looking to support a building project, the economic value of libraries may need…

acohen January 30, 2011

Library Planning Research

What’s next for the Libray – Photovoltaics atrium

Most library projects include architectural innovations. The latest innovation to be explored is the "Photovoltaics atrium." Onyx Solar developed a system that will generate 8.000 kwh per year. According to…

acohen December 22, 2010

Library Planning Research

Retail Furniture Trends

At Aaron Cohen Associates, Retail Shelving / Library Furniture Ideas are researched to develop a plan for the library's space. Some of our clients have used retail shelving concepts to…

acohen December 20, 2010

Library Planning Research Social Library Issues work in progress

The Fresh Fruits from the Digital World: Google Opens Books to New Cultural Studies

In the Journal Science (17 December 2010: Vol. 330 no. 6011 p. 1600), a published study illustrated the Digital Library and its power. The article illustrates that E-resources and historical…

acohen December 18, 2010

Library Planning Research

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Bibliography

The future of information has moved digital. It is very important to understand the ways to site your work in digital form. The following link will help make your work…

acohen November 30, 2010

Library Planning Research

Future Libraries and Learning Systems

During our workshop at Steelcase on November 9, 2010, we researched different types of learning spaces. This picture is from the Steelcase worklife building in NYC. It is a good…

acohen November 16, 2010

Library Planning Research

Library ready for the post print world

During our preparation for the Steelcase workshop on November 9th in NYC, we came across this link to a new type of library. Very interesting...click here The web site states,…

acohen November 8, 2010

Library Planning Research

Online Learning Spaces – Library Learning Spaces

For better or for worse, libraries and archives need to be able to maintain collections, migrating them from one building to another, converting physical space into learning spaces. We know…

acohen November 8, 2010

Library Planning Research

Transforming Research Libraries

The Research Library needs to adapt to the current needs of the community. It's first objective as Peter Drucker points out is to the customer. The Association of Research Libraries…

acohen October 19, 2010

Library Planning Research

Germaine Greer – her love for the “library as place”

The value of a library is an important part of the building process. Greer states in her 06.09.10 Arts Comment in the Guardian Newspaper that we have to value library…

acohen October 14, 2010