The future of library space

Libraries are dealing with unprecedented changes on several fronts: technological developments, funding difficulties, and an increasing need to prove themselves to a demanding population. These factors understandably impact physical library space. Looking toward the future, what changes can we expec...

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Other Authors Hines, Samantha Schmehl (Editor), Moore Crowe, Kathryn (Editor)
Format Electronic Book
Published Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2016.
SeriesAdvances in library administration and organization, v. 36
Subjects
Libraries > Space utilization.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781786352699
ISSN0732-0671 ;
DOI10.1108/S0732-0671201736
Physical Description1 online resource (384 pages).

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Table of Contents:
  • Prelims
  • The right place at the right time: creative spaces in libraries
  • The library as safe space
  • Understanding and embracing service design principles in creating effective library spaces and services
  • Socially constructing library as place and space
  • This space wanted: how four academic medical libraries and one joint storage facility converted libraries from materials warehouses to usable spaces
  • From "library as place" to "library as platform": redesigning the 21st century academic library
  • Library spaces redefined: a case study at a liberal arts college
  • Great expectations: (re)design motivator for merging traffic at the service desk
  • Sending out an sos: being mindful of students need for quiet study spaces
  • The learning theater: a library space to be re-designed by patrons
  • A space for everyone and everyone in the space: re-designing existing library space to inspire collaboration
  • The library store: a new place and space within the georgia tech library
  • Building back better libraries: improving planning amidst disasters
  • Using persona descriptions to inform library space design
  • About the authors.

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