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This books presents firsthand experiences and thoughts of librarians on the transformation of health sciences library spaces. They provide insights into planning, budgeting, collecting, and integrating user feedback, collaborating with leadership and architects and thriving in the good times and the tight times.
List of contents
Part I: Library Spaces That Work for Users
Chapter 1
Consumer Health Library Spaces: 'If you build it, will they come?'
Stevo Rocksandic and Allison Erlinger
Chapter 2
Space Utilization Study by Ithika S+R
Mellanye Lackey, Jean P. Shipman, Camille Salmond, and Darell Schmick
Chapter 3
Services and Space in Support of Innovation
Valrie Minson, Christine Driver Yip, Sara Russell Gonzalez, Neelam Bharti and Adam Brown
Chapter 4
Rethink, Redo, Repurpose: Transforming the Library Space to Meet Clients' Needs
Stevo Roksandic and Allison Erlinger
Part II: Working in Unique Spaces
Chapter 5
From There to Here to Virtual: Transformative Change at Chamberlain University
Lisa Blackwell
Chapter 6
Showing Leadership in Virtual Library Spaces
Helen-Ann Brown Epstein
Chapter 7
Reimagining Special Collections Spaces
Esther Carrigan and Nancy Burford
Part III: Library Spaces Working with What They've Got
Chapter 8
How One Library Streamlined, Slimmed Down and Became More Efficient After Losing 50% of Their Space
Jessica Decaro and Shannon Butcheck
Chapter 9
Surviving Tight Budgets and Proving Value-Added in Library Spaces
Margaret Hoogland
Chapter 10
Nickel and Diming Library Space Improvements with the Annual Library Budget
Alanna Campbell and Patty Fink
Epilogue: To Be a Building or Not to Be
Looking Toward the Future
Jean Shipman and Alanna Campbell
About the author
Edited by Alanna Campbell
