TY  - CHAP
AB  - Purpose To report on the process of redesigning a previously inaccessible room in the center of Emerson College’s Iwasaki Library for student use.Methodology/approach Library staff solicited input from multiple stakeholders through informal suggestion boards; conversations with staff and faculty; a 3-hour Participatory Design Workshop (PDW) with students, both undergraduates and graduates from multiple departments; and a month-long collaboration with a Business Studies class. A particular emphasis was placed on student input in the design process because of their status as the library’s primary users.Findings It was not possible to incorporate all of the students’ suggestions into the final design: particularly the requests for a homey, “living room” feel. However, through repeated inquiry, the library was able to find a match between some of the things students wanted and what the library could provide, namely a flexible event and study space.Originality/value Although libraries do not often have the opportunity to “expand” with their existing footprints, this chapter will be of use to other libraries planning an expansion or renovation. Library expansion is often dependent on well-documented need and student voices can have a high impact and, therefore, should play a critical role in the design process.
VL  - 36
SN  - 978-1-78635-270-5, 978-1-78635-269-9/0732-0671
DO  - 10.1108/S0732-067120160000036012
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S0732-067120160000036012
AU  - Hirschbiel M. Catherine
AU  - Petzold Julie
PY  - 2016
Y1  - 2016/01/01
TI  - A Space for Everyone and Everyone in the Space: Re-Designing Existing Library Space to Inspire Collaboration
T2  - The Future of Library Space
T3  - Advances in Library Administration and Organization
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 253
EP  - 283
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -