A Work in Progress:

The Information Commons at

A Small University Library

TERRIERS AND BULLDOGS

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Susan Bertreaux, Steve Watkins, Beth AveryIAMSLIC 2007, Sarasota, Florida

Berrie Watson & Deborah HenryUSF St. Petersburg

University of

South Florida

St. Petersburg

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TIPS• Think about how students use your space; identify areas

that don’t work as is, or dead space that might serve some purpose.

• Try to anticipate the future with regards to the infrastructure; including wiring, power, lighting, and traffic volume.

• Try to keep the costs down in order to sell ideas in tough budget times and yet still be able to move ahead.

• Look for materials (equipment and furniture) being surplused by other units to keep costs down.

TIPS

• Keep staff involved in any redesign project; ask for opinions, have brainstorming sessions where as many as possible can participate. The staff needs to buy-in into the changes. Plus you may get some good ideas you didn’t think of.

• Successful change requires training. Use a blog to keep everyone up to date on what’s going on. Use a log to track suggestions and comments.

• Expect to struggle; expect opposition; keep planning, present positives with good research to back plans.

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