Presentation made by [Janette Blackburn] at the IFLA Library Buildings & Equipment Satellite Meetings. Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, August 10-11 2016
9. • Best Value
• Identify existing and
aspirational peers
• Note challenges and
opportunities
• Understand your peers
– Where they are?
– Where they are going?
Benchmarking
10. Shifts in Metrics
PAST
PRESENT
Volumes /
FTE
Volumes /
SF
Staff / FTE
% Seats /
FTE
% On Site
Collections /
SF
• Each institution is
unique.
• What metrics are
valuable to your
community?
• Identify how you will use
the data.
22. Space Metrics
Seating:
30-35 ASF / Seat
Collections:
Conventional Shelving: 20-22 ASF / DFS
36” min. aisle by ADA (42” recommended)
Compact Shelving: 12 ASF / DFS
Building Efficiency (Net to Gross Ratio)
68-70%: 40,000-80,000 ASF
64-68%: 80,000+ ASF
23. PAST
PRESENT + FUTURE
Collections Seating Staff Space
Business
Incubator
Technology Maker Lab Outdoor
Space/Cafe
GallerySuccess
Center
What’s in a Library?
33. Keep the Plan Relevant
Loose fit
Strong Framework
“un-programmed” space
Future scenarios
34. The Tale of 3 Master Plans
Small - Big:
Cal Poly University, Kennedy Library
Planning to Build:
Notre Dame, University, Hesburgh Library
Making the Case:
McGill University Libraries
54. “The mission of the library is,
and always has been, to
connect people to
knowledge across time and
space. It is the library’s job to
acquire, preserve, organize
and steward this knowledge in
a way that makes it
accessible for study by
all scholars throughout time.”
- Diane Parr Walker,
Edward H. Arnold University
Librarian
Hesburgh
Vision
University of Notre Dame
55. • Advance research & scholarship
• Enrich educational experience & intellectual growth
• Create lasting value by developing digital programs & services
• Transform spaces to foster & inspire intellectual engagement
• Create culture of continuous improvement & service excellence
Strategic Objectives
Hesburgh Library Master Plan
56. • Expanded Space for Study and Research
• Expanded Center for Digital Scholarship
• Teaching, Research and Collaboration Hub
• Updated Staff Workspace (with expansion capacity)
• Coherent Collection Accommodation (enabled by
new Collections Annex)
• Expanded Rare Books and Special Collections
Center
• Scholars Lounge
EXISTING
PROPOSED
Program Distribution
34%
46%
20%
48%
25%
27%
User
Collections
Staff
62. Benchmarking Tour
University of Pennsylvania
• Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (Kislak Center for Special
Collections, Weigle Information Commons)
• Fisher Fine Arts Library
• Education Commons
Princeton University
• Firestone Library
• Lewis Science Library
• Marquand Library
• Julian Street Library
Goucher College
Athenaeum
Johns Hopkins University
Brody Learning Commons
Duke University
• Link Teaching and Learning
Center
• The Edge Research Commons
North Carolina State University
James B. Hunt Library
79. FIAT LUXLET THERE BE LIGHT
McGill Library and Archives in the 21st century
80. • Steering Committee & Communication
Committee
• Student, Faculty, and Staff Focus Groups
• November 2014 Town Hall
• System-wide Visitor Survey
• Faculty Symposium on the Future
• of Academic Research Libraries
• Updates and anonymous feedback
through website
• Publicity through local and campus
• media channels
Listening to the
McGill Community
81. Reason for Visiting the
McGill Library System
(One-day Snapshot Survey)
Space Allocation Across McGill
Library System (2013-2014)
Library Use & Space Allocation
82. Unique Titles held by
McGill University Library
(Association of
American
Universities)
Stewards of
Knowledge
83. E-Journals, E-Book and Print Loans Use 2007-2013
Collections
Expanding Digital & Declining Print
87. Zoning Envelope
• 23 m height limit at
Redpath Library
• 30 m height limit
between McLennan
and Redpath Library
• West Limit:
McLennan Façade
• East Limit: Campus
Green
• 30m height by
derogation
Expansion:
Regulatory Considerations
88. Building Recommendations
• Automated Storage and
Retrieval System
• Rebuild 1950’s Redpath
• Extension to McLennan
• Renovations to McLennan
and portions of Redpath Hall