Proposals on Space and Collection Management for the Law Reading Room of New College Library

1. Proposals on Space and Collection Management
for the Law Reading Room
SamiAnderson-Talbi
GraduateTraineeLibraryAssistant
NewCollege
‘People who leave their stuff in the Library for hours without even being there themselves should
be banned’
- Anonymous Student

2. The Problem

3. The Solution
Workspace increased by 125%.
Ratio of students to workspaces improved from 9:1 to 8:1.

4. Further Possibilities

5. 3D Printing
www.tinkercad.com

6. Reader Survey
www.surveymonkey.com

7. Results
11
52
Do you think the library has
enough study space?
Yes No
56
7
Yes No
Do you ever struggle to find space to work in the library?
57
6
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Yes No
Would you like to see more study space in
the library?
Yes
73%
No
27%
Would you use the library more frequently if there
was more study space?

8. Reader Feedback
‘People who leave their stuff in the Library for hours without even being there
themselves should be banned’
‘ergonomic chairs and height adjustable tables please’
‘there should be vending machines for snacks, coffee, tea, hot chocolate’
‘it would be greatly appreciated if signs could be posted reminding students to be
QUIET in the library, so that angry finalists do not have to shush people’

9. Collection Management
Journals
61%
Texts
22%
Unused
17%
Law Reading Room Shelf Space Allocation

10. What to do with 85.7m of newly free shelf space?
1) Keep Law, add new collection
Politics
Economics
Music
- Leave 72.7m free
- Leave 49.9m free
- Unrelated subject
2) Move Law, repurpose the room
PPE room
Foreign languages room
CONTROVERSIAL!
Battle for another day.
Both? X