Academic libraries as high-tech gateways : a guide to design and space decisions

ILLUSTRATIONS v
PREFACE vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi

1 Academic Libraries and the Information-
Technology Landscape 1
Where Technology Is Taking Us 1
How We Respond to Change 13
The Changing Role of Librarians 24

2 Designing an "lntelligent Library" 35
Redefining the Intelligent Building 35
Features of an Intelligent Building 41
Respecting the Americans with Disabilities Act 52
Bringing It All Together: The Planning Process 55

3 Building Infrastructure 62
Envisioning a New Building through Computer-
Aided Design 62
In Praise of Flexibility 76
... and Modularity 84
Organizing the Interior Space 88
Networking 102
Special Facilities 107
Building Fabric and Interior Design 112
Creature Comforts and Access 118

4 Furnishing, Equipping, and Staffing the Building 123
Establishing a Budget 123
Quality, Affordability, and the Bidding Process 126
Shelving and Furniture 128
Computer-Related Equipment and Staffing 141
Reorganizing Library Operations 143

5 Occupying and Commissioning the New Building 146

Planning for Opening Day 146
Organizing and Moving 147
Networks, Technology, and Special Facilities 154
Testing the Building 156
Commissioning the Building 161
Operational Policies and Procedures 165
Change: Political Dynamics in a New Building 166
A New Library and the Campus Culture 168

6 The Library as a "Teaching and Learning
Instrument" 171
The Evolving Library 171
Teaching Electronic Research Skills 181
The Teaching Library and Distance Education 192
Copyright and Distance Education 195

7 Academic Libraries at the Millennium 200

APPENDIXES
A ATM Networking and Building Design 211
B Electronic Teaching and Learning Facilities 220

BIBLIOGRAPHY 227

INDEX 245