The Expansion and Renovation of Case Library

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The Expansion and Renovation of Case Library
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The Library/ITSStrategic Partnership
Judy Gibson Noyes, University Librarian Judy
Doherty, Director, Technology Education,
Information Technology October 19, 2001
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Focus Groups

• Library feels poorly located
• Confusing layout, poor lighting
• Unattractive entrance
• Building has its back to the hill

Students Want

• More group study spaces, more seating
• Quiet space and community space
• A café for study breaks
• More computers, wiring, spaces for technology,
  viewing, listening
• A place that feels like home

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Library Building Boom

• Alma
• Agnes Scott
• Amherst
• Augustana
• Barnard
• Bates
• Berea
• Bowdoin
• Beloit
• Bucknell
• Case Western Reserve
• Claremont
• Clark

• Connecticut
• Cornell
• Dartmouth
• Dickinson
• Earlham
• Eckerd
• Gettysburg
• Harvard
• Haverford
• Hope
• Knox
• Lafayette
• Lemoyne

• Lehigh
• Middlebury
• Mills
• Mt. Holyoke
• Occidental
• Princeton
• Reed
• Rollins
• St. Lawrence
• Smith
• SUNY Albany
• Swarthmore
• Trinity (CT)

• Trinity (TX)
• University of New Hampshire
• Union
• Vassar
• Washington and Lee
• Wellesley
• Whitman
• Williams
• Whittier
• Wooster
• Yale

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Peer Comparison
Colgate lags behind
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Site Visits
Cornell, Emory, Williams,Agnes Scott, SUNY
Albany, Dickinson
Innovative Ideas and Soaring Spaces
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Structural and Building Assessment

• Our library facilities do not meet national
  standards
• Not built for computers, technology in either
  1958 building or 1981 wing
• The library is out of room, has confusing floor
  plan and layout
• ITS is in sub-basement officesscattered
  throughout campus
• We must remediate existing problems,e.g. lack of
  ADA compliance, poor lighting, masonry repairs

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Program Goals, Concepts, and Ideas

• Presented Conceptual Plan to Trustees
• Refined program needs
• Worked with joint IT/Library Committees on space
  requirements
• Added innovative ideas
• Tested vision

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Our Vision
A center for a new information age
We will create a vibrant intellectual
environment, support academic excellence, and
foster innovation in a building that enhances
the quality of campus life.
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Our Vision
A Library/ITS strategic partnership
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Our Vision
Three buildings in one
Community
Technology
Library
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1.A Library
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New Types of Learning Spaces
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Seating
50-60 ideal (32 now)
Wireless Access
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Resource Rich Environment
Research and Scholarship All formats will coexist
in well lit, easy-to-navigate areas
Serendipitous Learning Clearly organized
collections for thoughtful browsing and accurate
retrieval
Coordinated ITS/Library Assistance
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Spaces that Anticipate the Future
Flexible State-of-the-Art Spaces Stimulating,
intellectually engaging spaces, test beds and
incubators for development and research
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2.A Technology and Global Communications Center
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Information Commons
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Center for Ethics
Living Writers
Monks of Mandala
Ralph Nader
Robert Kennedy Jr.
Patricia Williams
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Clifford Art Gallery
Geology Museum
Special Collections
Picker Art Gallery
Longyear Museum
ALANA Cultural Center
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Distance Learning andGlobal Communications
Facilities
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Superior Integrated Services
One Stop Shopping!
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3.A center forintellectual engagement, academic
collaboration, and social interaction
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Places to Exchange Ideas
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Café and CommunityGathering Space
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Winter Garden
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The Bridge to the Hill
The Link to the Community
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Our Vision
A building that combines todays strengths with
tomorrows innovations
New spaces for a learning community State-of-the-a
rt technology combined with outstanding library
resources A center for academic collaboration,
intellectual engagement and community life that
will attract the best students and faculty
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Just Imagine