This presentation was provided by Nancy Davenport of American University during the NISO event, "The Library of the Future: Inside & Out", held on December 12, 2018.

1. The Hidden Library
Nancy Davenport
UL, American University

2. Context
• Schools and Colleges
• With eight schools and over 160 programs including bachelor’s, master’s and
doctoral degrees, American University students choose a personalized
curriculum of theoretical study and experiential learning, taught by
internationally-recognized faculty in courses that take them from the
classroom, to the nation’s capital, and all around the globe.

3. The WRLC community:
over 110,000 students,
9,000 faculty,
more than 600 library staff.
• The Washington Research Library
Consortium (WRLC) was established as a
non-profit corporation in 1987 to support
and enhance the library and information
services of universities in the Washington,
DC metropolitan area.
• The WRLC enables the success of
learning and scholarship by creating
coordinated collections, creating a robust
infrastructure for discovery and access,
ensuring the long-term preservation of
physical and digital information resources
and sharing expertise.
American University
The Catholic University of America
Gallaudet University
George Mason University
The George Washington University
Georgetown University
Howard University
Marymount University
The University of the District of Columbia

4. Student requested collections

5. Coffee, cookies, and stress
relievers
Final perk is held at the end of each
semester– it’s the Library’s big party for
students

6. Sharing expertise and
collections
The off site shelving
facility

7. They wanted a library that looked like..
This beauty Or this elegant space

8. This is what we have
a brutalist building from the ‘70’s

10. Sponsored by the Library

11. Remodeled study lounge

12. Remodeled study lounge
Before After

15. Library logo and branding

17. Nancy Davenport
202-885-3235
davenport@American.edu