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Shaping our space and organization:New design for the academic library
Crit Stuart, March 29, 2007
ACRL 13th National Conference, Baltimore
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Georgia Tech Library in 2002 . . .“big change” or die
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The Library tests concepts of a proposed undergraduate learning center.
“Can the Library contribute to student retentionby facilitating learning & success?”
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Colleges and universities seldom provide compelling learning spaces to sustain
students through complex cycles of study, reflection, absorption, academic socializing,
creativity and productivity.
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GT students kept telling us:
“I prefer to be in the Library to study and be productive, but you haven’t got it right.”
(summary findings of Steelcase Advanced Learning Laboratory week-long deep dig at Georgia Tech)
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Experiment # 1: West Commons
“Install a learning commons in the Library in partnership with OIT. Strive for a genuine collaboration. Provide both technology and information assistance. Treat it as an experiment.”Rich Meyer, Dean & Director of Libraries, Fall 2001
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Never-ending questions for Library & OIT:
“What are student learning needs?”
“Why do students fail?”
“What technology & services benefit students?”
“Who are our logical partners?”
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West Commons prior to renovation
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West Commons floor planGeneral productivity / Multimedia studio
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West Commons: General Productivity
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West Commons: General Productivity (opens fall 2002)
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West Commons: General Productivityarea at night
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West Commons: Multimedia Studio
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West Commons: Multimedia Studio“Expert help 16 hours during most days”
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West Commons: Multimedia Studio“Environment refreshed each semester”
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West Commons: Presentation Rehearsal Studio . . .spawning others on campus
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• showcase brilliance
• influence students’curricular choices
• celebrate research
• down with silos!
Collaborations with outstanding facultyCollaborations with outstanding faculty
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Counseling Center uses nearby meeting rooms
• monthly seminars– study habits– anger management– stress management
• marketed by Library• expanded this fall
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Library Student Advisory Council
Students approach us in late 2004 to become involved. They like the West Commons and offer to help their “progressive library”. The Student Council is created.
• student leaders
• advocate for us
• keep us “honest”
• help develop programs & launch initiatives
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Library Student Advisory Councilmission statement
Undergraduates are the preponderant users of Library spaces. They, along with graduate students, must engage in a sustained dialogue with the Library and its partners to assist with the creation of superior learning environments.
The primary focus for this Council is to assist with the evolution and renovation of Library spaces to facilitate student learning and productivity, and to revitalize "Library as indispensable place" for student success.
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Library & Partners Student Advisory Council initiatives(March 2005 – December 2006)
• improve fiction collection
• influence Technology Fee, student government, etc.
• launch a “freshman book”experience
• Assist with programming the East Commons
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• Library and OIT conduct focus groups w/ students and faculty.
• Desire heterogeneous, “edgy” environment.
• Findings vetted thru:– Student Advisory Council – student “town meetings”– student newspaper– campus and non-campus
experts.
Imagining the East Commons
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Experiment # 2: East CommonsTheme: refreshment for mind and body
• accommodate group work and study
• surprise the mind; nourish the body
• celebrate GT creativity and research
• bring students and faculty together in an easily manipulated series of spaces
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East Commons learning spaces are . . .
• active & quiet zones
• neutral ground
• for hanging out with friends & mentors
• 24 / 7
• comfortable & pleasing
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East Commons provides refreshment for mind and body. . .
• good food & drink
• easy customization
• stimulation & inspiration
• celebration of research and art
• erasure of silos
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East Commons site(prior to renovation)
Low usage
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East Commons heterogeneous floor plan
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Convia® infrastructure . . .selected for exceptional versatility
• ceiling-mounted track delivers power and data
• lights configured by staff
• impromptu installation of appliances
• moveable walls divide space
• space changes with insight
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East Commons refreshment for body
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East Commons refreshment for mind
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East Commons group computing
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East Commons group study & relaxation
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East Commons new face to Circulation
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Unsolicited reaction from students:
• Student newspaper:“Planners should follow the Library’s example.”
• Student leaders“. . . the Library is the best example of an organization that believes in the value of incorporating student input.”
• Student Advisory Council“ . . . a ‘Cinderella Story’ that catches one by surprise.”
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Since opening the East Commons on August 19, 2006 . . .
• Faculty select the East Commons as a laboratory for human observation:(College of Architecture; Honors Program)
• Students select the East Commons for projects:– “Redefining study habits: the Library East Commons”
http://librarycommons.gatech.edu/about/docs/erica_hocking_reflects.pdf
– Student documentary: “An Experiment in Modern Knowledge Spaces: the Library East Commons”http://smartech.gatech.edu/handle/1853/13665
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Domesticating the Library(Not just a place for “suffering”!)
For the Library to be an essential destination for student productivity and academic success, students’ experiences must encompass more than “blood, sweat and tears”. Students tell us their cycle of learning is composed of hard work and concentration, interspersed with relaxation & fun breaks . . . “recess”! One way for students to feel at home in the Library is to have the occasional party. We welcome freshmen with a party.
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Portraying the flip side of hard work . . . FUN !
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CeLIBration
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CeLIBration - marketing
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CeLIBration – Dance Dance Revolution
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CeLIBration – Improv Comedy
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CeLIBration – Ninja Tag
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CeLIBration – Speed Dating
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CeLIBration – classic board games
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CeLIBration – pizza, popcorn, drinks
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The Ubiquitous Librarian
http://theubiquitouslibrarian.typepad.com
For details about how GT Library hosted the celebration event (and much more!), see various entries in Brian Mathews’ blog.
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GT Library guiding principles related to space & place
user-informed programming & services
logical partnerships
re-engineered positions
“experiment, assess, reflect, adjust”
24-hour environment
flexible & adaptable
showcase and inspire
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A learning space of one’s own.
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Background documents
By mid-May 2007, the GT Library will provide a store of information generated over the past four years recounting experiments with “library as place”. A sampling of documents is listed here: http://librarycommons.gatech.edu/about/documents.php
• Library Commons Memo of Understanding• Library Student Advisory Council Mission & Charge• Affinity Focus Group Exercise• East Commons Focus Group Findings - March 2005• East Commons Questionnaire and Feedback• West Commons Project Closeout Report• West Commons 1st Year Report Card• Herman Miller Case Study• Freshman Reflects on East Commons
To arrange a visit to GT Library, contact [email protected]