Trends in Library Facilities in the Early 21st Century

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Trends in Library Facilities in the Early 21st
Century

• Sarah E. Thomas
• Cornell University
• The Library as Place Symposium on Rebuilding and
  Revitalizing Health Science Libraries in the
  Digital Age

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21st Century Libraries High density storage in
a remote location
Library of Congress Ft. Meade (Maryland) and
Culpeper (Virginia) Facilities
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Space is at a Premium
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High-density Storage

• Lesser-used materials
• Shared storage
• Preservation tool
• Security asset
• Industrial document delivery

Duke University
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Yales Sterling Library
Art in the UCSF Library
Shepley Bulfinch Richardson Abbott
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Changing Library Services
The Card Catalog was the starting point.
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Technical Services (before) Widener Library,
Harvard University
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Widener Librarys treasure room Taken over by
cataloging Returned as a periodicals reading room
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Cornells Periodicals Room was hardly used by
2001.
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RIT Idea Factory
Photos Jen Freer
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Group Study Room University of Illinois, Grainger
Engineering Library
UCSF Group Rooms have X-ray Light Tables.
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MIT Hayden Library
Tappé Associates
Secure, 24-hour study zones are in demand Unified
services available opposite 24-hour study
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Carrels in Cornells new addition to Mann
Library have power, data connections, and locked
doors.
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UNC Instruction Lab
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Consolidation of Service Points Regenstein
Library,University of Chicago Customer Service
Station
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MITs Hayden Library
Science Reference Circulation Reserves
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Dartmouths Baker Berry Library

PhotoJ. Mehling
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• Cybercafé WebStations
• General Computing
• Multimedia Wall
• Collaboration Booths
• Seminar Area
• Visualization classroom
• TAs desk
• Computing Assistant
• Print Station

University of Chicago Crerar Library
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University of Chicago Crerar Library, Networking
Services IT
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