{"470521":{"#nid":"470521","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Library Announces Plans to Renew Spaces and Services","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOver the next 5 years, the Georgia Tech Library plans to renew its role and purpose to meet the changing research, teaching, and learning needs of the campus community.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are moving away from concentrating on housing the physical collections to providing innovative services and inspirational spaces and services for new generations of faculty and students,\u201d said Catherine Murray-Rust, Vice Provost for Learning Excellence and Dean of Libraries.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Library Renewal project, which kicked off mid-November, aims to define the 21st century technological research library. It calls for a reimagining of all aspects of the library\u2019s role on campus, from research services to its collections.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cResearch libraries across the globe are undergoing transitions similar to what we\u2019re preparing for here at Tech,\u201d said Murray-Rust. \u201cChanges in pedagogy, learning styles, and scholarly publishing allow us the freedom to re-imagine the way we deliver library services and support research.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlthough the project is still in its infancy, several aspects are already set in motion. The Board of Regents recently approved $1.7 million in design funds to renew the Price Gilbert Memorial \u0026amp; Crosland Library towers. The Institute is also contributing $2.3 million in design funds. By the end of the semester, an architectural firm will be selected to begin design-planning work.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlans are underway to begin moving the majority of the print collection to an off-site facility shared with Emory University Libraries. The facility, known as the EmTech Library Service Center (LSC), will be a Harvard-style, high-density building designed to ensure the long-term storage of paper and microfilm.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe LSC will be located on Emory\u2019s Briarcliff campus. Transforming the Library towers enables the creation of a shared collection available to students and faculty of both institutions, which is a goal of the Emory-Tech partnership.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn recent years, the print collection has experienced a precipitous decline in usage, while visits to the physical facility and uses of the electronic collection have risen substantially. Visits to the Library increased from 572,769 in FY2002 to 1,358,387 in FY2013, a 137% increase.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re seeing a higher gate count than ever before, but the vast majority of the print collection is under utilized and taking up valuable space at the center of campus. Once collections are relocated, there will be a singular opportunity to redefine the role of a research library away from a repository of print materials to one of providing ubiquitous and unique research services. We are looking to campus for ideas on innovative ways to help us redefine the research library for the 21st\u0026nbsp;century,\u201d said Ameet Doshi, User Experience Librarian.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn an effort to ensure the print collection remains accessible to users, the Library will design new service models to rapidly retrieve material from the LSC.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPotential service model ideas include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u201cOn-demand\u201d scanning services\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMultiple deliveries of print material per day\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA reading room in the Library Services Center, and more\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe next phase of the Renewal project\u0026nbsp;includes engaging students and faculty to gather insight on how the library can best support research, teaching and learning in the future. The Library is partnering with Brightspot Strategy, a user-centered design consultancy, to assist with user research and support the creation of a shared vision to inform the architectural design and programming.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStarting today, library users can learn about the details of the Library Renewal project at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/renewal.library.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Erenewal.library.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. They are also invited to contribute feedback and new ideas to help shape the future of the Georgia Tech Library.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur spaces and service models should evolve to match the needs of the students and faculty at Tech,\u201d said Murray-Rust. \u201cWe don\u2019t want to recreate the Clough Commons; we want to do something different. Our goal is to ensure we\u2019re serving Georgia Tech researchers, scholars and students to the best of our ability by continuing to challenge ourselves.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOver the next 5 years, the Georgia Tech Library plans to renew its role and purpose to meet the changing research, teaching, and learning needs of the campus community.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech Library plans to renew its role and purpose to meet the changing research, teaching, and learning needs of the campus community."}],"uid":"27321","created_gmt":"2015-11-17 10:58:34","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:03","author":"Heather Jeffcoat","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-11-22T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-11-22T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"256941":{"id":"256941","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Library","body":null,"created":"1449243856","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:44:16","changed":"1475894936","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:56","alt":"Georgia Tech Library","file":{"fid":"198241","name":"library_front.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/library_front.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/library_front.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":5494627,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/library_front.jpg?itok=GpD-tQGm"}}},"media_ids":["256941"],"groups":[{"id":"47240","name":"Georgia Tech Library"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"144081","name":"library renewal"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}