Prahran Library Space Plan

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Getting students to design the library

Posted by: haikugirloz on: March 11, 2008

This chapter describes work done at University of Rochester where librarians designed a library and then they got students to do the same exercise. Essentially our assumptions about what students want is often wrong and getting their input need not be too onerous. Check out the article here: http://docushare.lib.rochester.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-27280/chapter_four.pdf

First reading…

Posted by: haikugirloz on: February 21, 2008

Some key things to think about for reconfiguring the library space… Conducive to learning Student/staff focused but still looks after the needs of library staff Open Comfortable A brief explanation of these concepts is available here: http://connect.educause.edu/Library/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/Commons20LibrarySpacesDes/45534?time=1203573101 Joan Lippincott recommends considering these things in planning library spaces: Develop a vision related to learning Conduct a [...]


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