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- variety is key
- don't be afraid to pick the wrong thing
- let students dictate what a space will be - don't try to set the vision for the space on your own
- be willing to let things evolve
- saw a lot of graduate commons or study areas that were enclosed
- faculty lounge/commons
- more whiteboards!!
- lockers all sizes; no key needed - 1st come, 1st served
- color used for way-finding and for defining certain spaces or floors
- changing needs of spaces based on time of day
- research commons space - don't need to build a physical space, showcase the ongoing work that students are doing throughout their careers in the library; this provides ownership and engages other students and faculty
- Presentation rooms, group rooms, very few locations with individual study rooms(!) - most had individual study areas
- Variety of group room sizes - some were built for 4,6, or 8 and some were more like conference rooms that could hold 15-20
- Open group study spaces as well as study space behind walls
Service Point Combination:
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- separate room at all locations
- many of these rooms had a student run help desk desk - relied heavily on students for software support
- 15-20 computers (variety of macs and pcs) all with high quality headphones, decent work space, and necessary software
- 1 room dedicated to collaborative multimedia projects - Duke & NCSU
- 1 sound proof room - Duke only
- Music Rooms - NSCU only
Outreach/PR/Events:
- Need for an outreach strategy - some level of order for connections
- need many FT people who solely do the above to help shape and make the space all that it should be
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Duke's Visioning Workshop - DukeLibrariesVisioningSynthesisfinal.pdf