Overview of collaborative storage at Emory and Georgia Tech USA Charles Forrest, 21 CL Consulting, LLC, formerly Emory University, Atlanta USA

1. The Library Service Center
Collaborative partnership for
legacy collections and program innovation
Charles G. Forrest
Director, Library Facilities, Emory University Libraries (retired)
Principal and Owner, 21CL Consulting, LLC (current)

2. MISSION
– The tree and the cloud
PARTNERSHIP
– Emory and Georgia Tech
FACILITY
– Library Service Center
OPPORTUNITY
– Innovation and renovation

3. MISSION
– The tree and the cloud
PARTNERSHIP
– Emory and Georgia Tech
FACILITY
– Library Service Center
OPPORTUNITY
– Innovation and renovation

4. Cultural memory institutions*
use the best available technology
to acquire, conserve and transmit
the inscribed cultural legacy
*Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums

10. “Of making many books
there is no end…”
Ecclesiastes 12:12

11. “I have always
imagined that
paradise will
be a kind of
library.”
Jorge Luis Borges

12. THE TREE
Paper & ink
THE CLOUD
Device & code

13. THE TREE
Paper & ink
THE CLOUD
Device & code

14. ONSITE
Closed-stack static
Closed-stack mobile
Open-stack static
Open-stack mobile
Automated storage & retrieval
OFFSITE
Standard-height static
Standard-height mobile
High-bay static
High-bay mobile

15. ONSITE
Closed-stack static
Closed-stack mobile
Open-stack static
Open-stack mobile
Automated storage & retrieval
OFFSITE
Standard-height static
Standard-height mobile
High-bay static
High-bay mobile

16. ONSITE
Closed-stack static
Closed-stack mobile
Open-stack static
Open-stack mobile
Automated storage & retrieval
OFFSITE
Standard-height static
Standard-height mobile
High-bay static
High-bay mobile

17. ONSITE
Closed-stack static
Closed-stack mobile
Open-stack static
Open-stack mobile
Automated storage & retrieval
OFFSITE
Standard-height static
Standard-height mobile
High-bay static
High-bay mobile

18. ONSITE
Closed-stack static
Closed-stack mobile
Open-stack static
Open-stack mobile
Automated storage & retrieval
OFFSITE
Standard-height static
Standard-height mobile
High-bay static
High-bay mobile

19. ONSITE
Closed-stack static
Closed-stack mobile
Open-stack static
Open-stack mobile
Automated storage & retrieval
OFFSITE
Standard-height static
Standard-height mobile
High-bay static
High-bay mobile

20. ONSITE
Closed-stack static
Closed-stack mobile
Open-stack static
Open-stack mobile
Automated storage & retrieval
OFFSITE
Standard-height static
Standard-height mobile
High-bay static
High-bay mobile

21. ONSITE
Closed-stack static
Closed-stack mobile
Open-stack static
Open-stack mobile
Automated storage & retrieval
OFFSITE
Standard-height static
Standard-height mobile
High-bay static
High-bay mobile

22. ONSITE
Closed-stack static
Closed-stack mobile
Open-stack static
Open-stack mobile
Automated storage & retrieval
OFFSITE
Standard-height static
Standard-height mobile
High-bay static
High-bay mobile

23. ONSITE
Closed-stack static
Closed-stack mobile
Open-stack static
Open-stack mobile
Automated storage & retrieval
OFFSITE
Standard-height static
Standard-height mobile
High-bay static
High-bay mobile

24. MISSION
– The tree and the cloud
PARTNERSHIP
– Emory and Georgia Tech
FACILITY
– Library Service Center
OPPORTUNITY
– Innovation and renovation

25. Atlanta, Georgia, USA

33. MISSION
– The tree and the cloud
PARTNERSHIP
– Emory and Georgia Tech
FACILITY
– Library Service Center
OPPORTUNITY
– Innovation and renovation

34. PRESERVATION
Cold 50°F (10°C)
Dry 30％ RH (relative humidity)
Stable No abrupt variation
Minimal seasonal variation
ACCESS
Search & discovery
Retrieval & delivery
24-hour turnaround
Loan policy & terms
Interlibrary lending
Digitization
Access & Preservation

35. PRESERVATION
Cold 50°F (10°C)
Dry 30％ RH (relative humidity)
Stable No abrupt variation
Minimal seasonal variation
ACCESS
Search & discovery
Retrieval & delivery
24-hour turnaround
Loan policy & terms
Interlibrary lending
Digitization
Access & Preservation

36. PRESERVATION
Cold 50°F (10°C)
Dry 30％ RH (relative humidity)
Stable No abrupt variation
Minimal seasonal variation
ACCESS
Search & discovery
Retrieval & delivery
24-hour turnaround
Loan policy & terms
Interlibrary lending
Digitization
Access & Preservation

37. PRESERVATION
Cold 50°F (10°C)
Dry 30％ RH (relative humidity)
Stable No abrupt variation
Minimal seasonal variation
ACCESS
Search & discovery
Retrieval & delivery
24-hour turnaround
Loan policy & terms
Interlibrary lending
Digitization
Access & Preservation

48. MISSION
– The tree and the cloud
PARTNERSHIP
– Emory and Georgia Tech
FACILITY
– Library Service Center
OPPORTUNITY
– Innovation and renovation

49. Master planning will…
Engage a broad range of
stakeholders in the creation
of a programmatic vision
for the enhancement and
expansion of library spaces,
to ensure strategic
alignment and operational
effectiveness of public
space, staff space, and
support space.

50. Describe a phased
approach to create
dynamic and collaborative
library spaces across the
Emory campus for study,
teaching, research, project
development, and
discourse.
Master planning will…

52. Eliot Felix
Project Advisor
Alexis
Project Strategist
Elizabeth
Project Strategist
Michelle
Project Coordinator
Matthew
Project Lead
• American University – Library master plan
• Carnegie Mellon University
• Clemson University
• Georgia Tech – Library master plan
• New York University
• North Carolina State University – Library planning
• Smithsonian Institution
• Stanford University
• Temple University – Library planning and
programming
• University of Michigan – Library planning and space
program
• University of South Carolina – Library vision and
programming
• University of Virginia
• Yale University – Joint Library & IT service model

76. MISSION
– The tree and the cloud
– The hybrid library
PARTNERSHIP
– Complementary partners
– Common interest
FACILITY
– Preservation
– Access
OPPORTUNITY
– Collection spaces to people places
– Phased implementation
– Continuously responsive

77. MISSION
– The tree and the cloud
– The hybrid library
PARTNERSHIP
– Complementary partners
– Common interest
FACILITY
– Preservation
– Access
OPPORTUNITY
– Collection spaces to people places
– Phased implementation
– Continuously responsive

78. MISSION
– The tree and the cloud
– The hybrid library
PARTNERSHIP
– Complementary partners
– Common interest
FACILITY
– Preservation
– Access
OPPORTUNITY
– Collection spaces to people places
– Phased implementation
– Continuously responsive

79. MISSION
– The tree and the cloud
– The hybrid library
PARTNERSHIP
– Complementary partners
– Common interest
FACILITY
– Preservation
– Access
OPPORTUNITY
– Collection spaces to people places
– Phased implementation
– Continuously responsive

81. The Library Service Center
Collaborative partnership
for legacy collections
and program innovation
Charles G. Forrest
charles.forrest@emory.edu
Acknowledgments
The Architecture Group
BNIM Architects
brightspot strategy
Yolanda Cooper
Linda M. Daniels
Emory University
EmTech
Georgia Institute of Technology
IFLA Library Buildings & Equipment Section
KSS Architects
LP3 Architects
Rich Mendola
Catherine Murray-Rust
SCUP Southern Region
Whiting-Turner Construction