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Blackburn, Janette S. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2020
As part of the annual American Library Association 2019 Annual Conference, George Washington University Library in Washington, D.C., hosted a preconference workshop to inform librarians about the planning process necessary for a successful library renovation or new building. The workshop offered participants practical advice from architects and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Surveys, Workshops, Financial Support
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Meng Qu – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
This paper introduces a Patron Counting and Analysis (PCA) system that leverages Wi-Fi-connection data to monitor space utilization and analyze visitor patterns in academic libraries. The PCA system offers real-time crowding information to the public and a comprehensive visitor analysis dashboard for library administrators. The system's…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Users (Information), Use Studies, Space Utilization
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Perera, Damith; Nykolaiszyn, Juliana M. – Journal of Access Services, 2022
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oklahoma State University Library developed an open-source application to record real-time building capacity. Library student security tracks building entrances and exits via the program, with current visitor numbers appearing on the library's website via an API. This effort helps administrators have a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Open Source Technology, Library Facilities
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Smith, Sean – Journal of Access Services, 2019
During the spring 2017 semester, the staff at the Boston University School of Theology Library launched a space assessment project aimed at identifying underutilized and inefficiently used sections of the library to better meet the needs of users. Unsatisfied with patron count metrics like "total patron count" and "capacity…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Theological Education, Space Utilization, Interior Space
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Palin, Ray – Knowledge Quest, 2014
Ray Palin, librarian at Sunapee Middle High School in Sunapee, New Hampshire describes what it takes to make the school library a space for those looking for "peace and quiet." Palin begins this article by noting that much has been written about the advantages associated with the learning commons model of library design, however less has…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, School Libraries, Librarians, Library Services
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Grigsby, Susan K. S. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2015
As libraries adjust to the needs of the 21st century, there needs to be a different way of thinking in regards to its design. School libraries have traditionally been designed as large rooms for the storage of materials for research and pleasure reading. As more and more districts focus their attention on digital acquisitions, the need for storage…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, Library Role, Library Administration
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Cesari, Lindsay – Knowledge Quest, 2014
When designing a school library space and deciding how to arrange resources, it is important to consider multiple components of adolescent development, including social, emotional, and behavioral aspects. Acknowledging these developmental facets and their importance can provide additional justification for some of the more controversial aspects of…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Library Administration, Library Facilities, Adolescents
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Graboyes, Alanna S. – Educational Leadership, 2012
The library at George C. Marshall High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, needed an update to better meet the needs of 21st century students. A major renovation was in the works, but head librarian Graboyes wanted to do something to make the library useful and appealing for current students. With careful budgeting and donations of time and money,…
Descriptors: Librarians, Libraries, High Schools, Library Facilities
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Teel, Linda – Education Libraries, 2013
Transforming space to facilitate and compliment learning has become an integral component in the redesign and renovation of academic libraries. This article offers a framework of discussion based on the redesign and renovation of the existing curriculum materials center at East Carolina University Joyner Library. The curriculum materials center,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Facilities, Facility Improvement, Educational Facilities Design
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Cunningham, Heather V.; Tabur, Susanne – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2012
Even though students are not using the print collection, they still choose to go to the library for academic pursuits. The continuing preferences of students for library space can be examined in the light of a hierarchy of needs made up of layers of access and linkages, of uses and activities, of sociability, and of comfort and image. A space…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Facilities, Educational Facilities Design, Space Utilization
Sullivan, Margaret – School Library Journal, 2011
Things are changing. For starters, ebooks, apps, and the web are now a part of students' daily lives. So how do school librarians determine the best way to turn their library space into a learning center that is right for today's rapidly changing digital world? In this article, the author suggests five design considerations that school librarians…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Educational Facilities Design, Library Facilities, Interior Space
Dahlgren, Anders C.; Eigenbrodt, Olaf; Latimer, Karen; Romero, Santi – International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (NJ1), 2009
Based on the IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) Library Buildings and Equipment Section's Library Building Guidelines published in 2007, this short publication summarises the key points to take into consideration when designing a new or refurbished library building. The aim of the brochure is not to replace…
Descriptors: Library Facilities, Building Design, Guidelines, Facility Improvement
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Fox, Robert; Stuart, Crit – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2009
Georgia Tech Library has undergone two learning space renovations in the past six years, with a third in 2009. This work is grounded in techniques that elicit user input. Library staff hope one day to completely renovate the entire 220,000-square-foot main library facility. Until that day arrives, library staff are making incremental improvements…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Improvement, Space Utilization, Design Preferences, Library Development
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Davis, Marlys Cresap – Library Trends, 1987
This discussion of the reutilization of existing library space reviews the decision process and considerations for implementation. Two case studies of small public libraries which reassigned space to better use are provided, including floor plans. (1 reference) (MES)
Descriptors: Interior Space, Library Facilities, Public Libraries, Space Utilization
Gabbard, Ralph B.; Kaiser, Anthony; Kaunelis, David – Computers in Libraries, 2007
The reference desk at Indiana State University's (ISU) library offers an excellent view of student work areas on the first floor. From this vantage point, the reference librarians noticed students, especially in the evening and on weekends, huddled together in small groups, with one student at the keyboard of a laptop or desktop computer. The…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Information Technology, Reference Services, Space Utilization
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