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The Renaissance of the Library
Sarah E. ThomasCornell University
March 17,2004
The Deserted Library
Nineteenth Century Monumental Libraries
The New York Public Library The Library of Congress
The Last Monumental Libraries?
At the End of theTwentieth Century
21st CenturyLibraries
High density storage in aremote location
Library of Congress Ft. Meade (Maryland) and Culpeper (Virginia) Facilities
U.S. Library Construction and Renovation, 1992-2001
• 4.5 Billion dollars• 2,800,000 square feet annually• 1,100,000 square feet new construction
annually
Trends
• Space for public learning and discovery takes precedence over collections and staff .
• Consolidation and integration for productivity and support of interdisciplinary work
• Collaborative spaces increase in importance• Flexibility a hallmark
Lesser-used materialsShared storagePreservation toolSecurity assetIndustrial document delivery
High-density Storage
Yale University
YaleSoutheast Ohio
Indiana
Yale
Shepley Bulfinch Richardson Abbott
Yale-Gilmore Music Library Cornell-Kroch Library
Space constraints
Harvard filled in a light court at Widener to create a “medium-rare” reading room
ARCHITECT: EINHORN YAFFEE PRESCOTT ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING, P.C.
Yale’s Sterling Library
Shepley Bulfinch Richardson Abbott
Inspiring spaces
Task lamps with power and data
Changing Library Services
The Card Catalogwas the startingpoint….
.
Information Commons replaces the card catalog and indices.
Technical Services (before) Widener Library, Harvard University
625 Mass Ave, Harvard Technical Services
Widener Library’s treasure roomTaken over by cataloging…Returned as a periodicals reading room
Cornell’s Periodicals Room was hardly used by 2001.
Transformed into a wired café, the space is now one of the campus’s most popular study and meeting places.
Free Speech Movement CaféUC Berkeley Library
ARCHITECT: PERRY DEAN ROGERS & PARTNERS
Drink Library, Marshall University, West Virginia
Rochester Institute of Technology Idea Factory
RIT Idea Factory
Photos: Jen Freer
Morrison Reading RoomDoe Library, Berkeley
UNC’s House Undergraduate Library, Prior to Renovation
UNC House Library Study Room
MIT Hayden Library
Secure, 24-hour study zones are in demandUnified services available opposite 24-hour study
TappéAssociates
A locked carrel at Ohio State in 1951
Cornell 2002
Carrels in Cornell’s new addition to Mann Library have power, data connections, and locked doors.
Dartmouth’s Baker Berry Library
”Photo:J. Mehling
Shepley BulfinchRichardson and Abbott
NCSU Learning and Research Center for the Digital Age
• Cybercafé WebStations• General Computing• Multimedia Wall• Collaboration Booths• Seminar Area• Visualization classroom• TA’s desk• Computing Assistant• Print Station
University of ChicagoCrerar Library
University of Chicago Crerar Library, Networking Services & IT
ARCHITECT: FRANK GEHRY
Princeton Science Library
Consolidation of branch libraries into a single interdisciplinary resource
Library embedded in teaching andlearning process
Education Research Clinical CareSelf-directed, interactive learning, medical scholars
Translational medicine, genomics, computational biology
Clinical decisions, innovative diagnosis and treatment
Clinic Sites
BioX
Stanford Institutes of
Medicine
Learning Commons Immersive Learning
Embedded Learning
Enriched Content
Integrated Services
Personal Consultant
Stanford Hospitals
VA Hospital
The Library & Knowledge
Management Center
•• Explode the traditional libraryenvelope
• Anywhere, anytime access
• Mobile working & learning
• Distributed service points in learning commons
• Integrate knowledge into point of use
• Informationists partnered with labs, departments, clinics and institutes
KMC
Lane
SMILE
LANE
A Distributed Knowledge Environment
• Casual Atmosphere
Quiet Zones
Casual Collaborative Core
• Personal Service
• Wireless Access
Expert Bar
Consult OfficeLive Consult
Visualization Computation Zone Interactive Teaching
Spaces
Distributed Learning Commons
Inspiration
Collaboration
Social networking
Scholarly communication
Intellectual discovery
Symbol of learning
Exhibits & Events
Cafe
Classroom
Repository
Information Experts