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From Uppsala to the UK The evolution of Libraries in a struggle for life

From Uppsala to the UK The evolution of Libraries in a struggle for life. Biblioteksdagarna Uppsala May 14 2009 Elizabeth Chapman Deputy Director of Library Services UCL. Linnaeus (the librarian?) 1707 - 1778.

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From Uppsala to the UK The evolution of Libraries in a struggle for life

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  1. From Uppsala to the UKThe evolution of Libraries in a struggle for life Biblioteksdagarna Uppsala May 14 2009 Elizabeth Chapman Deputy Director of Library Services UCL

  2. Linnaeus (the librarian?) 1707 - 1778 Jonas Dryander, Swedish born Librarian to the London Linnaean Society in 1802, was described by Bishop Goodenough as a “dull plodding genius”. The bishop said : “Plodding is the first quality of a librarian.” http://www.linnean.org

  3. Darwin (the documentalist?) 1809 - 1882 Charles Darwin of Gower Street, August 1842

  4. Library design is a journey HMS Beagle Both Darwin and Linnaeus were careful observers and collectors of specimens

  5. The map for this short voyage of discovery • How do we design or re-design space? • Top 10 attributes of a successful library • Sharing our knowledge and expertise • Conclusions

  6. How do we design or re-design spaces? Tim Brown of IDEO Design Thinking “It is a human-centred process” Inspiration – a collection of insights Ideation – building models or prototypes Implementation – storytelling – use Design – finding new roles to play Harvard Business Review June 1 2008

  7. INSPIRATIONA collection of insights Who is the space for? Is space a problem? Are our existing collections being used?* Studying students: the undergraduate research project at the University of Rochester / Fried Foster & Gibbons, ARL 2007 Information behaviour in the researcher of the future / BL/JISC CIBER@UCL 2008 www.ucl.ac.uk/infostudies/research/ciber/downloads *Prediction is an imperfect art

  8. IDEATION: models or prototypes Library view = seats, shelves and computers Architect’s view = a box with either books or computers User’s view = place to meet my friends/borrow books/use computers Finance Office view = a luxury we can no longer afford Sponsor’s view = an ego boost Library staff must make the case

  9. IMPLEMENTATION: UCL Main Library Old staircase, UCL Library, (Albert Richardson, 1946)

  10. IMPLEMENTATION: telling a story New staircase to Main Library, UCL (Nicholas Burwell Architects 2005)

  11. DESIGN: finding new roles to play New building Rebuilding or extending Refurbishing existing space Re-purposing non-library space Renewing our libraries / edited by Michael Dewe 2009

  12. A personal view of the top 10 attributes Window on knowledge Source of inspiration Social centre/hub Interactive public space Communication node Access to printed material Access to electronic material Conservation and exhibition A refuge or resting place Flexibility and growth potential

  13. 1. Window on knowledge Footfall doubled UCL SSEES Library (Short and Associates, 2005) Sconul Highly Commended award 2007

  14. 2. Source of inspiration Space for integral contemporary art Seattle Public Library (Rem Koolhaas and LMN Architects, 2004)

  15. 3a. Social centre/hub (new) The Base, Saltire Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University (BDP architects, 2006)

  16. 3b. Social centre/hub (refurbishment) UCL Science Library Learning Lab (BDP architects, 2008)

  17. 4. Interactive public space Malmø Public Library (Henning Larsens Tegnestue, 1997)

  18. 5. Communication node Services for students by students Warwick University Learning Grid (McCormack, Jamieson, Prichard, 2004)

  19. 6. Access to printed material US academic libraries are 95% full. Do you need all those books? Amsterdam Public Library (Jo Coenan and Co., 2008)

  20. 7a. Access to electronic material Social use of space and technology Kingston University Nightingale Centre (John McAslan + Partners 2008)

  21. 7b. Access to electronic material Kingston University Nightingale Centre Blind Spots / J.Drucker Chronicle of H.E. 55(30)2009 “Design must emerge from the concept of use”

  22. 8. Conservation and exhibition UCL’s staircase includes Special Collections exhibition space

  23. 9. A refuge or resting-place Laid back use of libraries Amsterdam Public Library (Joe Coenan and Co. 2008)

  24. 10. Flexibility and growth Multi-use building - evolving over time Peckham Public Library, London (Will Alsop, 2000) – Stirling Award for Architectural Innovation 2000

  25. A personal view of the top 10 attributes Window on knowledge Source of inspiration Social centre/hub Interactive public space Communication node Access to printed material Access to electronic material Conservation and exhibition A refuge or resting place Flexibility and growth potential

  26. Peckham Public Library What is a Pod? UCL Royal Free Hospital Library The Saltire Centre, Glasgow

  27. Sharing our knowledge and expertise www.designinglibraries.org.uk/ Academic and public libraries with substantial SCONUL input Sharing knowledge FAQ’s Briefings Awards

  28. ConclusionsSurvival of the fittest libraries Make the case for libraries Observe what works well Study what is needed Make your case with evidence Argue for your place on the Design Team “Space and resources are key for the perfect library” Robert Darnton New York Review of Books 12.02.09

  29. Reflections/questions?

  30. Biblioteksdagarna Uppsala May 14 2009 Elizabeth Chapman Deputy Director of Library Services University College London elizabeth.chapman@ucl.ac.uk

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