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April 26, 2011Holistic Library Planning – MethodologyLibrary Consultant Brief – June 2014
Planning the library of the future….• Planning Methodology
• Collection Development
• Ethnographic Research
• Mapping the Future
• 21st century Library…
A. Cohen Associates, Ltd, 2014 C
Library Seating, Collections, Staff
Space
“What gives life?”Appreciating
“The best of what is”
“What might be”Envisioning Impact
“What the world is calling for”
“What should be”Schematic Design
“What is the configuration of the final design?”
Design Development, FF&E, Bid, Contract Documents
Dream
Action Planning Design
Methodology to Develop Learning Spaces
Discovery
Core Library Resources
Deposit Learning Materials
Special Collections
Interlibrary Materials
Global Marketplace for Knowledge
Advocacy
Current reality Actions to achieve the vision
Methodology to Develop a Learning Organization
Inquiry
Ethnographic Research
Emotional Tension
Changing reality takes time
When we hold a vision that differs from current reality, a GAP exists
Methodology to Develop a Learning Organization
Creative Tension
WHAT IS THE CURRENT REALITY?
Creative Tension
Vision
GAP
Pressure to Lower the Library’s Vision
Goals erode because of a low tolerance
for emotional tension
Change is not easy…
Discover internal contradictions in those assumptions
Action planning Think through new strategies based on new assumptions
INCUBATING NEW IDEAS
Help managers clarify their assumptions
Scenario Planning
Defensive Routine
Learning GAP
Perceived need for new understanding and behavior
THREAT
Need for inquiry and change
Current Understanding and Behavior
Delay
Create a Marketplace for Learning
Library Collection(access)
Expert Resourcing, Librarian Practicums, Experts-in-
Residence, Partnerships, Mentoring, Makerspace,
Computers
Experiential Events(Speakers, I-Lab, Information Literacy, Programming)
Create a Marketplace for Learning
Create a Marketplace for Knowledge (ex. Humber College)
RIGID
Variety of seating options
STRUCTURE
Walls, Systems, Plug-in’s
OBSERVATION
Example: Acoustics/sound/ performance
FLEXIBILITY
Design ConceptOpen Space, Directed Lighting, Audio Controls
INNOVATION
-Collaborative-Group-Open Seating-Individual Seating
UNDERSTAND GIVENS VISUALIZE CONSTRUCT PROOF
Create a Marketplace for Knowledge (ex. programming exercise)