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- 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?
- 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.
- Multi-media's role; multi media 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
- Possibility: 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)
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