• Created by user-3b7f1, last updated by user-cc7e8 on Mar 22, 2013 2 minute read
  • Reuse content from MALT Report; MALT Findings Report; and Space Task Force Report
  • Refer to Steelcase Planning Document; NC State Toolkit; online research; Van Tienhoven Trip; Communication, DEA and other departments' faculty and students; strategic plans

Important points to consider:

  • Assessment and ongoing assessment-how will we accomplish that? Traditional ways such as surveys, focus groups, interviews, student advisory groups.  Also experimental spaces; put something out there and observe use. Ways to allow hands-on student involvement in ongoing design of library through curriculum? Allow greater involvement from student workers? Get continuous feedback in lightweight way?
  • Emerging partnerships with academic partners---CTE, CIT, Cornell Tradition, etc.
  • Where do we see the future going? Think holistically about impacts-- mobile technology, cloud, desktop computing impacts
  • What is the role of technology? Somewhat related to the above bullet point but we can also look at technology in terms of how the library uses it to market itself and assist students - do we want touch screens for resource finding, group or study session meet-up info, computer availability, etc.  The #1 piece of equipment that students have wanted at all locations, including Mann, is a whiteboard. 
  • How do today’s students work collaboratively?  Refer to MALT studies, research, other institutions, etc.
  • Multimedia’s role; multimedia studios?  Can we get a good sense of the multi-media projects that faculty are requiring? 
  • Role of scale up classrooms; large mobile spaces for use of graduate students
  • Display space for projects - important for providing ownership of space
  • Providing student social space where students can "happen upon another conversation" and join in
  • Fluid/dynamic environment--things will change; any plan needs to be flexible and forgiving; ok to fail
  • Vision Possibilities: Idea of library as learning lab and integral partner in whole lifecycle of scholarship (place to generate ideas, study, teach, research, collaborate, create & communicate your work). Role of library in making visible scholarly conversation.
  • New funding and planning model - how to design process for long term and continual renewal, not "set it and forget it"

Report Outline

  • Background--re-purpose content from Space Planning report and other research
  • How Do Students Work Collaboratively/issues identified/types of spaces needed to excel--reference MALT studies, other research etc.
  • How Do We Meet Student, Faculty, and Staff Collaboration/teaching needs - now and in the future: Vision and Guiding Principles
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4 Comments

  1. user-b509a

    Mar 22, 2013

    This is a good start.  A few other items of note: I'd like to add the student advisory group to the assessment portion - Ga Tech had a nice program that they developed with their presidential scholars group where the Dean who oversaw the selection of the scholars (I'm think perhaps we could work something out with Cornell Tradition Fellows) would send a letter to a handle of the students and say that, based on their skills & interests, they have been identified as someone who would have a valuable impact on library related decisions and would they consider being a part of the advisory group.  The group met once 2-3 times a semester and students would agree to a 4 year commitment.  Ga Tech did this with undergrads and grads.  I'd like to contact Cornell Tradition and see if this relationship might be possible and then come up with several focused activities for them to do this fall to help us in our information gathering.

    I also think in our process we should remember that while we are identifying a variety of needs - student collaborative needs, teaching needs, TA space, etc. - not all of it needs to or should go on the 2nd floor.  One thing that Duke (correct me if I'm wrong on this Camille) discovered was that the amount of space given to each student had a huge impact on students and faculty wanting to be and teach in the Link.  Personal square footage - even if it meant fewer chairs in a classroom or fewer desks in a particular area - helped students feel more relaxed and less hemmed in.  

  2. user-cc7e8

    Mar 22, 2013

    Ditto on all the above and I added a few thoughts on assessment and vision/guidelines (more to come).

  3. user-b509a

    Mar 25, 2013

    Great!  Over the weekend, I put together what services I envision working well on each floor - please feel free to modify as you see fit.  Hopefully this will be as helpful to you both as it was for me...seeing what each floor provides gives a better idea of what the vision for the library as a whole.

    Basement

    • classrooms
    • nook spaces - low-tech
    • netprint

    Lobby

    • hang out space
    • loud group study area
    • collaboration lab

    1st Floor

    • combined circ & info desk
    • reference consultation area
    • research pc's
    • low-tech nook areas for groups
    • casual seating for conversations - maybe start to get faculty/students/grads in one area where conversations can take place; the lobby is too noisy
    • study tables
    • TA space
    • research display space
    • new shelving for reference material
    • CISER help desk
    • GIS/Data consultation area
    • netprint

    2nd Floor

    • collaborative space
    • open group study areas
    • writing center
    • interview rooms
    • presentation rooms - at least 2
    • plotting and specialized equipment
    • netprint 
    • scanning stations
    • slide scanning station
    • testing space for furniture, equipment, and design
    • multimedia stations/AV room - need to reconfigure but this should live on the 2nd floor
    • multimedia software consulation
    • individual rooms
    • group study room - may be able to remove these if we add enough open group study and presentation rooms

    3rd Floor

    • quiet study space
    • individual rooms - i think the ones that we lose from the 4th floor should go on the this floor
    • graduate study area
    • Ellis collection - can we use this space better? Could we extend the grad study are into this space?  Could we build up the balcony area with clear walls so that the sounds doesn't travel as much?

  4. user-b509a

    Mar 29, 2013

    Key lines from vision statements at NCSU & Ga Tech:

    -be a vibrant intellectual and social forum for CALS

    -showcase latest technology and research achievements of the departments

    -create a welcoming environment that facilitates engagement, creativity, and learning

    -feature areas for exploration, contemplation, conversation

    And I really liked Duke's themes:

    • Take Risks
    • Create complementary physical and online library experiences
    • Host interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaborations
    • Expand role of library staff as partners, scholars, and teachers
    • Celebrate intellectual life and discovery
    • Make research visible

    Steelcase:

    • Our research showed that students tend to work in
       Researched showed that students tend to work in the library in groups in the evenings (outside of calss and work time) and individually or with one other person during the mornings and afternoons.  Spaces that work for solo work early in the day have to be flexible enough for teams later on.
    • A framework will help to define spaces without actual walls
    • when libraries put workspaces near windows and in other attractive spaces that used to be taken up by shelves of books, the gate counts went way up
    • library as a space where students can find resources, get help, and work together on projects
    • library as space for a distraction free environment
    • cafe spaces need to be welcoming and allow for a vriety of uese - from dining and socializing to individual study and group work
      the library in groups in the evenings (outside of class
      and work time) and individually or with one other
      person during mornings and afternoons. Spaces that
      work for solo work early in the day have to be flexible
      enough for teams later on.