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The Rolex Learning Center
A new building fora new vision in « collection development »
Thomas [email protected] of Collection Development
and Academic Support, EPFL Library
XXX Annual Charleston ConferenceCharleston SC, Nov 6, 2010
The Rolex Learning Center
A new building fora new vision in « collection development »
Thomas [email protected] of Collection Development
and Academic Support, EPFL Library
XXX Annual Charleston ConferenceCharleston SC, Nov 6, 2010
The Rolex Learning Center
A new building fora new vision in « collection development »
Thomas [email protected] of Collection Development
and Academic Support, EPFL Library
XXX Annual Charleston ConferenceCharleston SC, Nov 6, 2010
So we got this So we got this cool new buildingcool new building
The Rolex Learning Center
A new building fora new vision in « collection development »
Thomas [email protected] of Collection Development
and Academic Support, EPFL Library
XXX Annual Charleston ConferenceCharleston SC, Nov 6, 2010
So we got this So we got this cool new buildingcool new building
Now what ??Now what ??
Contents
The Rolex Learning Center…The Rolex Learning Center…
… … and its implications on collection development.and its implications on collection development.
Who we are
CharlestonCharleston
Lausanne,Lausanne,SwitzerlandSwitzerland
Who we are
http://www.flickr.com/photos/swisscan/1151244129/
Who we are
Who we are
FranceFrance
ItalyItaly
GermanyGermany
AustriaAustriaLiechtensteinLiechtenstein
GenevaGeneva
ZurichZurichBaselBasel
BernBern
LausanneLausanne
A local campus… gone global
112 nationalities – 60% faculty from abroad – 40% foreign students
5’000 Ba+Ma students – 1’600 PhDs – 270 professors – 3’500 staff
300 M€ funding + 100 M€ grants & contracts
An ever-expanding campus
1980
1990
2000
2010
ScienceScience
EconomyEconomy
PublicPublic
1990 20103’500
8’000
2000
Total # students
Conference centre (2012)
Rolex Learning Center (2010)
Business centre, hotel, housing…
Teaching models evolve: the Bologna Equation
1 credit =30 hours student work
problems
exercices
lecture
technical tools (lab)
computers
open mind,interdisciplinarity
space (group work)
space (personal work)
information
information literacy
time
space (teaching)
Learning Center
Libraries evolve: Learning Centres, Information Commons …
LIBRARY
CollectionsMa + research level
main desk
space for group work
library offices
teaching space
rare books
working space(830 seats) Collections
Ba + general public
Functional Program
newspapers
LIBRARY
CollectionsMa + research level
main desk
space for group work
library offices
PPUREPFL Press
CRAFT
teaching space
SERVICES
career centre
bookshop
bank
student + alumniassociations
rare books
working space(830 seats)
OFFICES
CollectionsBa + general public
Functional Program
newspapers
LIBRARY
CollectionsMa + research level
main desk
space for group work
library offices
PPUREPFL Press
CRAFT
teaching space
SERVICES
career centre
bookshop
bank
student + alumniassociations
café
self-service restaurant restaurant
rare books
working space(830 seats)
OFFICES
CATERING
CollectionsBa + general public
Functional Program
newspapers
LIBRARY
CollectionsMa + research level
main desk
space for group work
library offices
PPUREPFL Press
CRAFT
teaching space
SERVICES
career centre
bookshop
bank
student + alumniassociations
MULTI-PURPOSEHALL
café
MAINENTRANCE
self-service restaurant restaurant
exhibitions
rare books
working space(830 seats)
OFFICES
CATERING
CollectionsBa + general public
Functional Program
welcome desknewspapers
LIBRARY
CollectionsMa + research level
main desk
space for group work
library offices
PPUREPFL Press
CRAFT
teaching space
SERVICES
career centre
bookshop
bank
student + alumniassociations
MULTI-PURPOSEHALL
café
MAINENTRANCE
self-service restaurant restaurant
exhibitions
rare books
working space(830 seats)
+ underground : movable stacks, parking, storage…
OFFICES
CATERING
CollectionsBa + general public
Map of the Rolex Learning Center
welcome desknewspapers
A building in 3D
LIBRARY
CollectionsMa + research level
library desk
group work
library offices
SERVICES
MULTI-PURPOSEHALL
café
self-service restaurant restaurant
OFFICES
CATERING
CollectionsBa + general public
teaching space
MAINENTRANCE
exhibitionswelcome desk
working space
An architectural landmark
japanese architects – swiss know-how – a civil engineering challenge
Living space
Open 7/7, 7:00-24:00 – 3 restaurants – 1 bookshop – 1 bank …
Working space(s)
15’000 m2 – 830 seats – silent zone – quiet zone – group work
Working space(s)
WiFi access – printers – scanners – copiers – laptops on loan …
Library services
Library open 7/7 – professional advice 8:00-20:00 weekdays
Collections
chiffres
500’000 documents – 11’000 e-journals – 20’000 e-books …
CollectionsN
CollectionsN
100’000100’000documentsdocuments
400’000400’000documentsdocuments
Change motivates change
less space for books
more space for users
=
better selection
more relevant content
new models
Evolution of « Collection Development »
selection ofselection of
accessaccess
selection ofselection of
contentcontent
Evolution of « Collection Development »
selection ofselection of
accessaccess
selection ofselection of
contentcontent
just-in-casemodel
(accumulation of ressources)
just-in-timemodel
(delivery of ressources)
Just-in-time delivery at EPFL
+
core collection
eBooks on demand
…
…
+ economic (if well selected)+ (usually) DRM-free
+ broad publisher coverage+ quick buy or rental
paper electronic
+
core collection
on demand
IDS
ILLacquisition proposals
Transparency for the users
Available
now !
1 week
2 days
2 hoursE-bookrental
On shelf
ILL
Buy & ship
…
When in Rome…
put your OPACright where they are
(without them noticing)
don’t try tobring users to
your OPAC
When in Rome…
When in Rome…
http://library.epfl.ch/tools/?pg=plugin-nebisTry it out !
Thank you
Rolex Learning CenterRolex Learning CenterEPFL, Lausanne, SwitzerlandEPFL, Lausanne, SwitzerlandOpen 7/7 since February 22, 2010Open 7/7 since February 22, 2010
Visitors are welcome any time :)Visitors are welcome any time :)
References
Photo credits
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