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1Karen Latimer
Library Services & Research Support
A new typology for library buildings in the 21st century:
trends and evaluation
Karen LatimerQueen’s University Belfast
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Library Services & Research Support
Outline
• Key changes in library building type
• Library design/service trends
• Challenges for library planners
• Post-occupancy evaluation
• Where to find help
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Library Services & Research Support
Library buildings: a changing typology
20th century
• Imposing• Permanence• Stability• Solitude• Quiet• Status quo• Collections
21st century
• Welcoming/relaxed• Transience• Flexibility• Communal/Choice• Zoned• Innovation(IT)• Connections
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Library Services & Research Support
St Jeromeby Antonella da Messina
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Library Services & Research Support
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Library Services & Research Support
20th/21st century trends
• Hybrid library: print/e to e/print
• Library as third place –all three places
• Collections to connections
• Learning spaces & social spaces
• Shift from iconic landmark to integration and sustainability
• Partnerships/collaboration
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7Karen Latimer
Library Services & Research Support
20th/21st century trends
• Hybrid library: print/e to e/print
• Library as third place –all three places
• Collections to connections
• Learning & social spaces (UG/PG)
• Shift from iconic landmark to integration and sustainability
• Partnerships/collaboration
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8Karen Latimer
Library Services & Research Support
20th/21st century trends
• Hybrid library: print/e to e/print
• Library as third place –all three places
• Collections to connections
• Learning spaces & social spaces
• Shift from iconic landmark to integration and sustainability
• Partnerships/collaboration
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Library Services & Research Support
University of Utrecht
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Library Services & Research Support
University of Aberdeen
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Library Services & Research Support
Kaisa House University of Helsinki Library
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12Karen Latimer
Library Services & Research Support
20th/21st century trends
• Hybrid library: print/e to e/print
• Library as third place –all three places
• Collections to connections
• Learning spaces & social spaces
• Shift from iconic landmark to integration and sustainability
• Partnerships/collaboration
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Library Services & Research Support
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Library Services & Research Support
Berlin and Cottbus
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Library Services & Research Support
Birmingham Central Library
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Library Services & Research Support
Delft Technical University
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Library Services & Research Support
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Library Services & Research Support
20th/21st century trends
• Hybrid library: print/e to e/print
• Library as third place –all three places
• Collections to connections
• Learning spaces & social spaces
• Shift from iconic landmark to integration and sustainability
• Partnerships/collaboration
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Library Services & Research Support
The Hive, Worcester
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Library Services & Research Support
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Library Services & Research Support
Clapham Library, London
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Library Services & Research Support
Challenges• What do good digital spaces look like?• What kind of learning spaces do we need?• What sort of staff workspaces are required?• Funding pressures: extension, refurbishment,
partnerships, co-location• Impact of new trends on interiors: service points,
furniture, lighting, signage• Long lead-in: predicting the future• Post-occupancy evaluation
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Library Services & Research Support
Rolex Learning Centre
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Library Services & Research Support
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Library Services & Research Support
Leicester University Extension
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Library Services & Research Support
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Library Services & Research Support
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Library Services & Research Support
Rising to the challenge: post-occupancy evaluation
Look, listen and learn
•Visits – what works, what doesn’t
•Exchange of experience – seminars
•Surveys
•User-led/librarian-evaluated POE
•Resources – literature, organizations
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Library Services & Research Support
IFLA Post-occupancy evaluation project
• IFLA and LIBER Architecture Group seminars
• Questionnaire devised
• Study visit to Germany
• Book imminent:
General overview:architects/librarians
Case studies in different time frames
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Library Services & Research Support
Post-occupancy evaluation questionnaire
General Building Services Conclusion
Facts and figures LocationAccessibilitySustainabilitySafety and SecurityFlexibility
Entrance area Materials FlooringCeilingsAcousticsOpeningsLightingFurniture
Heating, Ventilationand Air-conditioningInstallations fed through a wiring systemDataSanitary areas
Service AreasShelvingUser areas Children’s AreaYoung Adults Staff Areas AutomationMaintenance
Three wishesAnything that should be changedAnything particularly successful
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Library Services & Research Support
Law Library Halle
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Library Services & Research Support
The Berlin Brain: Freie Universität
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Library Services & Research Support
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Library Services & Research Support
Changes after opening
• 24/7 opening (more space)
• More reader places/ group study space
• Ubiquitous self service: loans & returns, laptops, book selection
• Book sorter (RFID tagging)
• More informal study space (café)
• Increased ownership/consultation
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Resources for Library Design• Designing Libraries (CIC) www.designinglibraries.org.uk • JISC www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/learning-space-
design• IFLA Library Buildings & Equipment:www.ifla.org/en/library-buildings-and-equipment• LIBER Architecture Group www .zhbluzern.ch (uber uns/ weitere
partner)