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The Future of Library Space

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This volume of Advances in Library Administration and Organization will focus on the future of library spaces. Libraries are dealing with unprecedented changes on several fronts and these factors...
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  • 21 December 2016
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Libraries are dealing with unprecedented changes on several fronts: technological developments, funding difficulties, and an increasing need to prove themselves to a demanding population. These factors understandably impact physical library space. Looking toward the future, what changes can we expect to see in how libraries use space. This volume of Advances in Library Administration and Organization (ALAO) will focus on the future of library spaces. ALAO offers long-form research, comprehensive discussions of theoretical developments, and in-depth accounts of evidence-based practice library administration and organization. The series aims to answer the questions "How have libraries been managed and how should they be managed?" It goes beyond a platform for the sharing of research to provide a venue for dialogue across issues, in a way that traditional peer reviewed journals cannot. Through this series practitioners can glean new approaches in challenging times and collaborate on the exploration of scholarly solutions to professional quandaries.
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Price: $187.99
Pages: 384
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Imprint: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Series: Advances in Library Administration and Organization
Publication Date: 21 December 2016
ISBN: 9781786352705
Format: Hardcover
BISACs: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / Administration & Management, Library & information services
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This work gathers case studies of innovative projects highlighting directions for re-purposing physical library space. US contributors in instructional technology, research services, library outreach, and educational research emphasize the importance of strategic planning and assessing patron needs. Each chapter begins with an abstract outlining the purpose of the chapter, the methodology used, findings, and the value of the chapter, as well as a list of keywords. Some topics explored are the library as a safe space, academic medical libraries, redefining library spaces at a liberal arts college, design for students’ need for quiet study spaces, and library redesign by patrons. The book contains b&w photos.
Samantha Schmehl Hines, Peninsula College Port Angeles, Port Angeles, WA, USA 
Kathryn Moore Crowe, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA
Preface: the future of library space 
The right place at the right time: creative spaces in libraries - Eric D. M. Johnson 
The Library As Safe Space - Rachel Wexelbaum 
Understanding And Embracing Service Design Principles In Creating Effective Library Spaces And Services - Kris Johnson 
Socially Constructing Library As Place And Space - Ardis Hanson and John Abresch 
This Space Wanted: How Four Academic Medical Libraries And One Joint Storage Facility Converted Libraries From Materials Warehouses To Usable Spaces - Wyoma van Duinkerken, Nancy Burford, Joanne Romano, Richard Wayne and John Weed 
From "Library As Place" To "Library As Platform": Redesigning The 21st Century Academic Library - Camille Andrews, Ashley Downs, Jim Morris-Knower, Kelee Pacion and Sara E. Wright 
Library Spaces Redefined: A Case Study At A Liberal Arts College - Mary Barbosa-Jerez, Kasia Gonnerman, Benjamin Gottfried and Jason Paul 
Great Expectations: (Re)Design Motivator For Merging Traffic At The Service Desk - Heather Groves Hannan 
Sending Out An SOS: Being Mindful Of Students' Need For Quiet Study Spaces - Christy Goodnight and Eric Jeitner 
The Learning Theater: A Library Space To Be Re-Designed By Patrons - Hui Soo Chae, Laura Costello and Gary Natriello 
A Space For Everyone And Everyone In The Space: Re-Designing Existing Library Space To Inspire Collaboration - M. Catherine Hirschbiel and Julie Petzold 
The Library Store: A New Place And Space Within The Georgia Tech Library - Emy N. Decker and Bruce Henson 
Building Back Better Libraries: Improving Planning Amidst Disasters - Cindy Pierard, Jason Shoup, Susanne K. Clement, Mark Emmons, Teresa Y. Neely and Frances C. Wilkinson 
Using Persona Descriptions To Inform Library Space Design - Holt Zaugg