SPACE: DESCRIBING & ASSESSING

LIBRARY & OTHER LEARNING

SPACES

BOB FOX

STEVE HILLER

MARTHA KYRILLIDOU

JOAN LIPPINCOTT

LIBRARY ASSESSMENT CONFERENCE

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

THE CHANGING NATURE OF

CAMPUS SPACES

• Colleges and universities investing in

existing spaces

• Library spaces repurposed

• Growing digital collections

• Shared/high density storage

• Classroom/learning space transformations

THE CHANGING NATURE OF

CAMPUS SPACES

• How can institutions learn from each other? What types of comparisons and benchmarking can we derive?

• How can we use and analyze visual evidence effectively? What are some useful analytical approaches?

• How can facilities data help us tell our story and inform future renovation/construction?

THE CHANGING NATURE OF

CAMPUS SPACES

• ARL Facilities Inventory

• Comparing and analyzing visual data

• FLEXSpace

• Learning Space Rating System

ARL FACILITIES INVENTORY

ARL FACILITIES INVENTORY

• Descriptive

• Numeric

• Qualitative

• Visual

ARL FACILITIES INVENTORY

• Seats = 3,674 on average (n=95)

CASE WESTERN RESERVE

WASHINGTON

HARVARD

WISCONSIN

RUTGERS

PENNSYLVANIA STATE

SASKATCHEWAN

TORONTO

6015

6521

6785

7109

7285

9100

10478

13113

ARL FACILITIES INVENTORY

• Net assignable square feet

Total (n=95)

407,415

Collections (n=89)

183,558

Seating (n=89)

120,741

Other (n=89)

101,132

Classroom (n=85)

16,830

PHYSICAL LOCATIONS TREND

decreasing 14 14.6%

increasing 17 17.7%

staying the same 65 67.7%

Total 96 100.0%

ARL FACILITIES INVENTORY

Funds spent $7,965,929 on average

HARVARD 17,124,167

LAVAL 17,174,444

SASKATCHEWAN 17,246,316

OHIO STATE 18,076,508

NORTHWESTERN 19,625,877

JOHNS HOPKINS 21,882,420

MASSACHUSETTS 25,762,145

DUKE 27,010,000

WASHINGTON 28,315,000

EMORY 47,186,664

WISCONSIN 53,875,000

NORTH CAROLINA STATE 85,162,296

CHICAGO 94,550,000

FUNDING TRENDS

Number of libraries Percent

decrease 19 19.8

increase 54 56.3

stay about the same 23 24.4

Total 96 100.0

QUALITATIVE DATA

http://files.lib.byu.edu/arl-

survey/HBLL%20Building%20Decision%20Workflow%202014-10-08.pdf

VISUAL DATA

• New data format

• Uncertain how to

analyze them

• What is the story

behind the pictures

CORPUS OF IMAGE DATA

134 images assigned terms

246 terms from

49 established terms

THE ‘HILLER’ INDENTATION

MOST IMAGES

Computer lab 6

Active Learning Classroom 7

Collections 7

Exterior 7

Media Collections 8

Media Viewing 8

Small Meeting/Practice/Group Study Room 8

Classroom – flexible tables 9

Open Area – Traditional Tables Seating 10

Large Display Screens 12

Learning Commons 14

Silent/Individual Study/Visually Impaired 16

Open Area – Mixed Seating 21

Group Study 32

LEAST USED TERMS (ONCE)

Corridors and spaces created within corridors

Simulation Space

Visualization Space

Brainstorming

Classroom – fixed tables

Classroom

Connective Space

Exhibit space

Lecture Hall/Auditorium

Presentation Practice

Prototyping Lab

Prototyping Space

Research Commons

Scanners

FUTURE

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Primary audience

• Secondary audience

• Only recently renovated spaces in future years

• Consider being part of a larger effort

PLANNING RESOURCE:

FLEXSPACE

http://flexspace.org/

PLANNING RESOURCE:

LEARNING SPACE

TOOLKIT

http://learningspacetoolkit.org/

PLANNING RESOURCE: LEARNING

SPACE RATING SYSTEM

http://www.educause.edu/eli/initiatives/learning-space-rating-system

PLANNING RESOURCE: LSC GUIDE

http://www.pkallsc.org/assets/files/LSCGuide-

PlanningforAssessing%281%29.pdf

PULLING IT TOGETHER

• ARL Facilities Inventory

• Planning Resources

• Making the Case