A PLACE FOR LEARNING: RE-THINKING ACADEMIC LIBRARY BUILDINGS
A half-day seminar presented by the Scottish Academic Libraries
Co-operative Training Group and UC&R (Scottish Section)
Date and time: Wednesday 7 May, 10:30-3:15
Venue: National Library of Scotland, Causewayside, Edinburgh
How we plan and use our buildings has become an issue of increasing significance in recent years. Changing learning styles, the pressure to be cost- and space-effective, and, increasingly, the drive to be ‘iconic’ mean that today’s academic libraries have both to look smart and think smart.
SALCTG and UC&R Scotland invite you to consider the issues posed by the need to re-think our learning spaces. This seminar will look at how innovative and inspirational design and services can enable us to get the maximum from our bricks and mortar (and our concrete, steel and glass), as well as to raise awareness of some of the pitfalls of opting for the new and edgy over the tried and tested.
Programme:
Sheila Cannell (Director of Library Services at the University of Edinburgh) will consider one of the most pressing issues facing any institution planning for the future of its learning and research estate:the impact digital services are having on the design of academic library buildings.
Andrew McDonald (Director of Library and Learning Services at the University of East London) will draw on his wealth of experience in the design and management of learning spaces to give his vision for the future of how our libraries should look and function.
Chris Backler (Humanities Librarian and Reader Services Librarian at the University of Dundee) will introduce Dundee UL’s roving reference enquiry service as an example of how the focus of a building can be changed by taking services to its users.
Alex Hunt (Information Commons Manager at the University of Sheffield) will give a first-hand account of the challenges posed by moving to a radically different learning and physical environment in one of the most innovative learning spaces in the UK: what has worked, what hasn’t, and the lessons we can take from their experience.
To conclude proceedings, Jon Purcell (Director of Library Services at the University of St Andrews) will chair a short discussion of the issues raised during the seminar.
There will be an opportunity for networking over coffee from 10:30 before presentations start at 11:00.
Cost (includes refreshments and lunch): £45.00 (SALCTG and UC&R members); £50.00 (non-members)
Bookings: Anabel Marsh a.c.marsh@strath.ac.uk
mailto:a.c.marsh@strath.ac.uk> , or at the address below. Please indicate any special requirements, e.g. access, diet, and include an order number if appropriate. Usual cancellation policy applies – a full charge is made if less than one week’s notice is given.
Anabel Marsh
Reader Services Librarian
Jordanhill Library
University of Strathclyde
76 Southbrae Drive
Glasgow G13 1PP
Tel 0141 950 3555
Fax 0141 950 3150
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