{"id":1513,"date":"2013-10-01T20:04:48","date_gmt":"2013-10-02T00:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/?p=1513"},"modified":"2023-11-10T16:41:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T20:41:51","slug":"the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\/","title":{"rendered":"The Library Incubator \/ Start a Self Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is certain that experience helps a person prepare for change.  Our workshops give librarians and academics an opportunity to learn from our planning methodologies.  The development of a library is continual, evolving after each update to the physical and virtual environment.  <\/p>\n<p>Almost everyone has had occasion to look back upon renovation projects and wonder what has become of the knowledge gained. Indeed, we are lucky to retain a series of &#8216;building programs&#8221; that outline library space planning models. <\/p>\n<p>To get started on your own library space planning project visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/learningspacetoolkit.org\/\" title=\"learning space toolkit\">Learning Space Toolkit<\/a> &#8211; It is a great web site to learn about planning and the types of activities needed to start your own self study. When the question is asked, then, what is the plan? You will have a starting point to begin discussions about either doing it yourself or hiring a Library Consultant.  <\/p>\n<p>We are excited about our workshop at the Georgia Institute of Technology on Oct 26th, please go to: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acohen.com\/register.htm\" title=\"library is an incubator\">Library Workshop at the Georgia Institute of Technology &#8211; Oct 26, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Below is an image of the Visual Scan &#8211; Behavioral Bubble Concept&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/33331.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/33331.gif\" alt=\"Visual Scan\" width=\"258\" height=\"194\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is certain that experience helps a person prepare for change. Our workshops give librarians and academics an opportunity to learn from our planning methodologies. The development of a library&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[364,24,136,10,522,361,418,67,63],"class_list":["post-1513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-library-planning-research","tag-librarydesign","tag-academic-library","tag-library","tag-library-design","tag-library-technology","tag-libraryplanning","tag-planning-library","tag-public-library-needs-assessment","tag-public-library-planning"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>librarian research tips<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Library Incubator \/ Start a Self Study Library Planning Consultant\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Library Incubator \/ Start a Self Study Library Planning Consultant\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Library Planning Consultant\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/libraryconsultant\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-10-02T00:04:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-11-10T20:41:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/33331.gif\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"acohen\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"acohen\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"acohen\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/91a7c1133fdbdbcee2e5d6b166706d2c\"},\"headline\":\"The Library Incubator \\\/ Start a Self Study\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-10-02T00:04:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-11-10T20:41:51+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":192,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2009\\\/05\\\/33331.gif\",\"keywords\":[\"#librarydesign\",\"ACADEMIC LIBRARY\",\"library\",\"LIBRARY DESIGN\",\"library technology\",\"libraryplanning\",\"planning library\",\"public library needs assessment\",\"public library planning\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Library Planning Research\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\\\/\",\"name\":\"librarian research tips\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2009\\\/05\\\/33331.gif\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-10-02T00:04:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-11-10T20:41:51+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2009\\\/05\\\/33331.gif\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2009\\\/05\\\/33331.gif\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Library Incubator \\\/ Start a Self Study\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Library Planning Consultant\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"library consultant planner\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"aaron cohen associates\",\"alternateName\":\"library strategies consultants\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/11\\\/cropped-LOGO-3-e1700491089691.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/11\\\/cropped-LOGO-3-e1700491089691.jpg\",\"width\":379,\"height\":300,\"caption\":\"aaron cohen associates\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/libraryconsultant\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/alexander-cohen-09782b16\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.co.uk\\\/acohen17\\\/\"],\"description\":\"The modern library stands at a crossroads of tradition and innovation. Whether you're managing an academic library at a large institution, directing a public library serving diverse communities, or overseeing a specialized research center, the challenges\u2014and opportunities\u2014have never been greater. Today's libraries are no longer simply repositories of books. They've evolved into dynamic community hubs, digital innovation centers, and collaborative learning spaces. Academic libraries support cutting-edge research while public libraries provide essential community services. University libraries balance the needs of students, faculty, and researchers, while private libraries preserve unique collections for specialized audiences. At Aaron Cohen Associates, LTD we help libraries plan for the future.\",\"email\":\"aca2025@acohen.com\",\"telephone\":\"9142718170\",\"legalName\":\"aaron cohen associates, ltd\",\"foundingDate\":\"1972-10-10\",\"duns\":\"188357388\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"1\",\"maxValue\":\"10\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/91a7c1133fdbdbcee2e5d6b166706d2c\",\"name\":\"acohen\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/aa25e17e86afb738d61fa81f32039c9e5d5bf8335cdf0d6cab96e7c0644d64cd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/aa25e17e86afb738d61fa81f32039c9e5d5bf8335cdf0d6cab96e7c0644d64cd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/aa25e17e86afb738d61fa81f32039c9e5d5bf8335cdf0d6cab96e7c0644d64cd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"acohen\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/acohen\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"librarian research tips","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Library Incubator \/ Start a Self Study Library Planning Consultant","og_description":"The Library Incubator \/ Start a Self Study Library Planning Consultant","og_url":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\/","og_site_name":"Library Planning Consultant","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/libraryconsultant\/","article_published_time":"2013-10-02T00:04:48+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-11-10T20:41:51+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/33331.gif","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"acohen","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"acohen","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\/"},"author":{"name":"acohen","@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/91a7c1133fdbdbcee2e5d6b166706d2c"},"headline":"The Library Incubator \/ Start a Self Study","datePublished":"2013-10-02T00:04:48+00:00","dateModified":"2023-11-10T20:41:51+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\/"},"wordCount":192,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/33331.gif","keywords":["#librarydesign","ACADEMIC LIBRARY","library","LIBRARY DESIGN","library technology","libraryplanning","planning library","public library needs assessment","public library planning"],"articleSection":["Library Planning Research"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\/","url":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\/","name":"librarian research tips","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/33331.gif","datePublished":"2013-10-02T00:04:48+00:00","dateModified":"2023-11-10T20:41:51+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/33331.gif","contentUrl":"http:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/33331.gif"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-library-incubator-self-study-visual-scan\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Library Incubator \/ Start a Self Study"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/","name":"Library Planning Consultant","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/#organization"},"alternateName":"library consultant planner","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"aaron cohen associates","alternateName":"library strategies consultants","url":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-LOGO-3-e1700491089691.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-LOGO-3-e1700491089691.jpg","width":379,"height":300,"caption":"aaron cohen associates"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/libraryconsultant\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alexander-cohen-09782b16\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.co.uk\/acohen17\/"],"description":"The modern library stands at a crossroads of tradition and innovation. Whether you're managing an academic library at a large institution, directing a public library serving diverse communities, or overseeing a specialized research center, the challenges\u2014and opportunities\u2014have never been greater. Today's libraries are no longer simply repositories of books. They've evolved into dynamic community hubs, digital innovation centers, and collaborative learning spaces. Academic libraries support cutting-edge research while public libraries provide essential community services. University libraries balance the needs of students, faculty, and researchers, while private libraries preserve unique collections for specialized audiences. At Aaron Cohen Associates, LTD we help libraries plan for the future.","email":"aca2025@acohen.com","telephone":"9142718170","legalName":"aaron cohen associates, ltd","foundingDate":"1972-10-10","duns":"188357388","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"1","maxValue":"10"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/91a7c1133fdbdbcee2e5d6b166706d2c","name":"acohen","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aa25e17e86afb738d61fa81f32039c9e5d5bf8335cdf0d6cab96e7c0644d64cd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aa25e17e86afb738d61fa81f32039c9e5d5bf8335cdf0d6cab96e7c0644d64cd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aa25e17e86afb738d61fa81f32039c9e5d5bf8335cdf0d6cab96e7c0644d64cd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"acohen"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.acohen.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/author\/acohen\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1513"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7642,"href":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1513\/revisions\/7642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}