{"id":315,"date":"2011-01-30T21:48:48","date_gmt":"2011-01-31T01:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/?p=315"},"modified":"2023-12-13T08:14:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T12:14:23","slug":"the-economic-value-of-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-economic-value-of-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"The Economic Value of Libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"

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 to be shared with your community to build support. <\/p>\n

In 2010, the economic value of academic libraries report<\/a> was released by M. Oakleaf of the iSchool at Syracuse University. This is a good place to look if you are developing a building plan and need to align support on campus. <\/p>\n

If you are looking for a video that discusses why libraries matter – John Grisham on the Value of Libraries and Librarians<\/a> – <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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…<\/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":[149,150,110,147,146,148],"class_list":["post-315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-library-planning-research","tag-academic-value","tag-library-as-place-value","tag-public-library-value","tag-value-of-academic-library","tag-value-of-library","tag-value-of-public-library"],"yoast_head":"\nvalue of the library<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1, noarchive\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-economic-value-of-libraries\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Economic Value of Libraries Library Planning Consultant\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Economic Value of Libraries Library Planning Consultant\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-economic-value-of-libraries\/\" \/>\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=\"2011-01-31T01:48:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-12-13T12:14:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/book_tree_of_life.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"510\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"410\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\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=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/the-economic-value-of-libraries\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/the-economic-value-of-libraries\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"acohen\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/91a7c1133fdbdbcee2e5d6b166706d2c\"},\"headline\":\"The Economic Value of Libraries\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-01-31T01:48:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-12-13T12:14:23+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/the-economic-value-of-libraries\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":106,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"academic value\",\"library as place value\",\"public library value\",\"value of academic library\",\"value of library\",\"value of public library\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Library Planning Research\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/the-economic-value-of-libraries\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/the-economic-value-of-libraries\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/the-economic-value-of-libraries\\\/\",\"name\":\"value of the library\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2011-01-31T01:48:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-12-13T12:14:23+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/the-economic-value-of-libraries\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/the-economic-value-of-libraries\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/the-economic-value-of-libraries\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acohen.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Economic Value of Libraries\"}]},{\"@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":"value of the library","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1","archive":"noarchive"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-economic-value-of-libraries\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Economic Value of Libraries Library Planning Consultant","og_description":"The Economic Value of Libraries Library Planning Consultant","og_url":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-economic-value-of-libraries\/","og_site_name":"Library Planning Consultant","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/libraryconsultant\/","article_published_time":"2011-01-31T01:48:48+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-12-13T12:14:23+00:00","og_image":[{"width":510,"height":410,"url":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/book_tree_of_life.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"acohen","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"acohen","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-economic-value-of-libraries\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-economic-value-of-libraries\/"},"author":{"name":"acohen","@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/91a7c1133fdbdbcee2e5d6b166706d2c"},"headline":"The Economic Value of Libraries","datePublished":"2011-01-31T01:48:48+00:00","dateModified":"2023-12-13T12:14:23+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-economic-value-of-libraries\/"},"wordCount":106,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/#organization"},"keywords":["academic value","library as place value","public library value","value of academic library","value of library","value of public library"],"articleSection":["Library Planning Research"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-economic-value-of-libraries\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-economic-value-of-libraries\/","url":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-economic-value-of-libraries\/","name":"value of the library","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2011-01-31T01:48:48+00:00","dateModified":"2023-12-13T12:14:23+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-economic-value-of-libraries\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-economic-value-of-libraries\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/the-economic-value-of-libraries\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Economic Value of Libraries"}]},{"@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\/315","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=315"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7938,"href":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315\/revisions\/7938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}