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Hegde, Asha L.; Boucher, Patricia M.; Lavelle, Allison D. – College & Research Libraries, 2018
The academic library is changing. No longer simply a warehouse of information, the university library is a place for students and patrons to study, collaborate, socialize, and learn through social activities. This change in use reflects a paradigmatic shift from understanding the library as information repository to understanding the library as…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Educational Facilities Design, Space Utilization, Student Needs
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Graves, Colleen – Knowledge Quest, 2014
A makerspace is a place where makers can envision a project, find an expert, and create something. Libraries have always held programming during which patrons were able to come in and create. The makerspace at the Lamar Middle School in Flower Mound, Texas, is available for students every day, so that they can daily create and play with innovative…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, School Libraries, Library Development, Space Utilization
APPA: Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers (NJ3), 2012
Space is both an asset and a burden for colleges and universities. On the one hand, space holds enormous value for institutions; their campuses and buildings are worth, in many cases, hundreds of millions of dollars. Space is the medium in which the institution operates. Online courses have proven that education can be conducted anywhere, but most…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Campuses, Space Utilization
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Gonzalez, Adriana – Journal of Access Services, 2012
The library landscape is changing at a fast pace, with an increase in the demand for study space including quiet, individualized study space; open group study space; and as enclosed group study space. In large academic libraries, managing limited high-demand resources is crucial and is partially being driven by the greater emphasis on group…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Facilities, Study Facilities, Educational Facilities Design
Djerf, Warren – School Planning and Management, 1999
Describes one Texas high school's efforts to obtain funding for a new music facility and the planning process behind its design. Acoustics and storage space considerations are discussed. (GR)
Descriptors: Acoustics, Educational Facilities Design, Equipment Storage, Fund Raising
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Stigall, Sam W. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2007
In today"s economy, public university administrators need to reflect on current practices for reporting and projecting space requirements to government entities as the cost of constructing new facilities or renovating space rises while income from legislative appropriations diminishes. As stewards of public buildings and funds, institutions…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Educational Facilities Planning, Space Utilization, Facilities Management
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Texley, Juliana – Science Teacher, 2005
Science teachers often have two different curricula--the ideal framework on paper and the real, day-to-day instructional program that occurs in the classroom. A number of factors can affect how much of that ideal framework is accomplished. For example, how a facility is designed and how space is used can affect student achievement, classroom…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Science Teachers, Science Curriculum, Science Laboratories
Hays, Tricia – 2000
This teacher's instructional guide, which is part of a family and consumer sciences education series focusing on a broad range of employment opportunities, is intended to assist teachers responsible for teaching one- and two-year interior design programs for Texas high school students. The following are among the items included: (1) introductory…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Brainstorming, Career Development, Career Education