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MIT Libraries’ Information Intersection on the Stata Center Student Street

MIT Libraries’ Information Intersection on the Stata Center Student Street. 5.5 years ago. Stata Center planners solicit ideas for uses of the building We ask for ~2,000 sq. ft. “multi-purpose space” with a café. 3.5 years ago. We hear back from the Stata planning people. We get:

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MIT Libraries’ Information Intersection on the Stata Center Student Street

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  1. MIT Libraries’ Information Intersection on the Stata Center Student Street

  2. 5.5 years ago • Stata Center planners solicit ideas for uses of the building • We ask for ~2,000 sq. ft. “multi-purpose space” with a café

  3. 3.5 years ago • We hear back from the Stata planning people

  4. We get: 13’ x 13’ (169 sq ft.)

  5. We decide to go for it!

  6. 2.5 years ago • Vision: • To create an inviting, flexible, information-rich space that supports self-service access to online information and learning resources, printed brochures, and recreational reading; and provides the opportunity for group study, small scale instructional encounters, and working with students on usability testing of library information interfaces.

  7. 1.5 years ago • The Libraries’ Stata Team is formed to implement the vision.

  8. Planning Group Charge • Purposes • Policies/ guidelines • Branding • Naming the space

  9. What’s Great About It • Location, location, location! • Colorful and cozy • High profile, high traffic area

  10. Where is it?

  11. Connecting with the Community - Features

  12. www.bookcrossing.com

  13. Connecting with the Community - Events • Book(cart) Mobile • Photos with Tim • Joint Open House and Tours • Display space at the Information Desk • Henna tattoo parlor during campus celebration

  14. Ideas for the Future • Big display space on the outside walls

  15. Ideas for the Future • Be experimental • Tie into the research happening in the building! • Project Oxygen

  16. Questions? • Patty Durisin Barbera • durisin@mit.edu • Tracy Gabridge • tag@mit.edu http://libraries.mit.edu

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