As many of us here at LJ gear up to attend the American Library Association conference in Anaheim, it seems an appropriate time to reflect on the future of libraries.
Libraries Should Be What Users Want—With a Little Help from Librarians | Editorial
By on May 29, 2012 1 Comment
Building Smart: LJ’s Design Institute Inspires Spaces for the Future | Library by Design
By on May 21, 2012
Some 90 librarians, architects, and vendors gathered to talk about how to build for flexibility in uncertain times and brainstorm solutions to a handful of design challenges.
Design Institute: Six Space Challenges from Six Libraries | Library by Design
By on May 21, 2012
See the Challenges and Brainstorms featured at LJ’s daylong Design Institute held November 11, 2011 at Phoenix’s Burton Barr Central Library.
Clemson’s Road Map
By on December 15, 2011
A phased design strategy aims at long term goals while enabling incremental change now By Kay L. Wall In this Article Mapping Clemson’s Road Ahead Road Map Resources The bricks and mortar of academic libraries are seemingly permanent, yet the activities and services they are designed to deliver have been radically transformed in recent years. [...]
