16. Re-imagining the University Library – a Transformative Opportunity
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Gobnait O’Riordan
Abstract
The past twenty years have seen transformative change in academic library design. This paper describes the development of the Glucksman Library at the University of Limerick (UL) in Ireland. The present library was designed in two phases with a student-focused 1998 design iteration and a 2018 development that adopted emerging technologies to enable knowledge creation and facilitate data-intensive research and digital scholarship. The paper explores the collaboration undertaken in terms of the space, design process and service development.
Abstract
The past twenty years have seen transformative change in academic library design. This paper describes the development of the Glucksman Library at the University of Limerick (UL) in Ireland. The present library was designed in two phases with a student-focused 1998 design iteration and a 2018 development that adopted emerging technologies to enable knowledge creation and facilitate data-intensive research and digital scholarship. The paper explores the collaboration undertaken in terms of the space, design process and service development.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- About IFLA IX
- Introduction 1
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Part 1: Collaborating with Stakeholders
- 1. Collaborating for a Successful Master Plan – Art or Science? 7
- 2. Collaborative Design: A Persona Exercise Approach 25
- 3. Student Engagement and Collaboration: Creative Evidence-Based Approaches 35
- 4. Collaborating for Success: People, Places, Form and Function 48
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Part 2: Collaborating for Cultural Change
- 5. Madison Central Library: The Art-Infused Library 79
- 6. Dokk1 – Re-inventing Space Praxis: a Mash-up Library, a Democratic Space, a City Lounge or a Space for Diversity? 91
- 7. Building Tomorrow’s Library Today: How the Six Spheres Vision Kept us on Track 104
- 8. Cooking and Multiculturalism, Living Lab and Fab Lab: Collaborative Strategies in the Province of Barcelona Municipal Library Network 117
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Part 3: Cooperative Collections
- 9. The Library Service Centre: A Collaborative Partnership for Legacy Collections and Programme Innovation 133
- 10. The Cooperative Storage Library Switzerland: A Successful Multi-Cantonal Cooperation 143
- 11. Garching – the Bavarian Storage Library: Past, Present and Future Developments 155
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Part 4: Crafting the Project Story
- 12. Communities Craft Future Library Stories 173
- 13. Stakeholder Engagement Processes and Strategies 187
- 14. A Dream Come True of Citizens – the New Helsinki Central Library 203
- 15. New Models for Library Advancement 214
- 16. Re-imagining the University Library – a Transformative Opportunity 221
- Contributors 231
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- About IFLA IX
- Introduction 1
-
Part 1: Collaborating with Stakeholders
- 1. Collaborating for a Successful Master Plan – Art or Science? 7
- 2. Collaborative Design: A Persona Exercise Approach 25
- 3. Student Engagement and Collaboration: Creative Evidence-Based Approaches 35
- 4. Collaborating for Success: People, Places, Form and Function 48
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Part 2: Collaborating for Cultural Change
- 5. Madison Central Library: The Art-Infused Library 79
- 6. Dokk1 – Re-inventing Space Praxis: a Mash-up Library, a Democratic Space, a City Lounge or a Space for Diversity? 91
- 7. Building Tomorrow’s Library Today: How the Six Spheres Vision Kept us on Track 104
- 8. Cooking and Multiculturalism, Living Lab and Fab Lab: Collaborative Strategies in the Province of Barcelona Municipal Library Network 117
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Part 3: Cooperative Collections
- 9. The Library Service Centre: A Collaborative Partnership for Legacy Collections and Programme Innovation 133
- 10. The Cooperative Storage Library Switzerland: A Successful Multi-Cantonal Cooperation 143
- 11. Garching – the Bavarian Storage Library: Past, Present and Future Developments 155
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Part 4: Crafting the Project Story
- 12. Communities Craft Future Library Stories 173
- 13. Stakeholder Engagement Processes and Strategies 187
- 14. A Dream Come True of Citizens – the New Helsinki Central Library 203
- 15. New Models for Library Advancement 214
- 16. Re-imagining the University Library – a Transformative Opportunity 221
- Contributors 231
