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Results continued - • Group study rooms and tables were added. 10. 11. Results continued -. The government documents collection compacted. 12. Results continued -
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Results continued - • Group study rooms and tables were added. 10 OLA Super Conference January 30, 2004
11 OLA Super Conference January 30, 2004
Results continued - • The government documents collection compacted. 12 OLA Super Conference January 30, 2004
Results continued - • Former staff areas renovated, resulting in e-classroom and co-location with the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Educational Technologies. OLA Super Conference January 30, 2004 13
OLA Super Conference January 30, 2004 14
Resultscontinued - • And finally, the Circulation Desk was redesigned. 15 OLA Super Conference January 30, 2004
In conclusion … • Re-purposing the space was past due. • The reaction overall has been enormously positive. • Having a strategic plan to follow and listening to your users is essential. • Re-use what you can, to save money. • Learn how to draw to scale. • You don’t always get what you want. 16 OLA Super Conference January 30, 2004
Even though we have so many things to attend to and consider, librarians who focus on the “library as place” will save it. • Re-conceptualizing or re-designing the space can be done, even when funds are lacking. 17 OLA Super Conference January 30, 2004