2010-6-22 wdt new rushmore bldg library planning & program presentation

Western Dakota Tech | Campus Master Plan Forum | June 22, 2010

NEW RUSHMORE BUILDING: LIBRARY PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING

Western Dakota Technical InstituteNew Rushmore BuildingRapid City, South Dakota

Library Planning and Program Presentation

June 22, 2010



WORKSHOP MEETING #1 RECAP



Design Objectives• Learning Environment• Community to Feel at Home• Clearly Defined Entry for the Public• Seamless Library Experience: Public and Academic• Marketplace Feel: Signage• Information and Campus Center• Variety of Seat Types• Special Identity within New Rushmore Building• Fireplace: Place to Gather Around• Shelving: Only the Minimum• Online World Made Visible: Big Screens• “Critical Nervous System” of Building• Visible from Glass Elevator



Functional Objectives• Places for Study• Drive-Thru Service Window• Clear Signage• Information Center• Group Study Rooms : Flat Screens, Partitions?• Wireless with Outlets in all Locations• Serve as Resource Center• Literacy Classroom Near Library• Media Area: Place to Copy and Reformat Media, etc.• Movement: Encourage Physical Activity• Recreational Use: Movies, Gaming• Parking: Public Access• Furniture: Flexible and Moveable• Online Materials: Ability to Print



Operational Objectives• Open 7 Days a Week: 7AM to 7PM – Consider Extending Hours to 9PM• WDT Library Staff Space: 3 Total Staff, Open Workstations for 4• Mobile Desks on Library Floor: 2 Staff on Floor• Closed Collections• Medical and Law Library Collections Adjacent to Library, Not in Square Footage• Transition Books to Current Online Databases and Resources• WDT/Public Wireless: Review State Law on Educational vs. Non-Educational• Allow Food and Drink in Library: Café Space Separate from Library• Security: Consideration of Public Access in Academic Zones• Staff in Central Locations: Can Visually Supervise Entire Library Space• No Barriers Between Staff and Patrons• Serve as Laboratory for WDT Library Tech Program



Sustainability Goals• Flexible Space: Total Portability, Nothing Fixed• Natural Light• Sustainability as Part of the Curriculum: Architecture as a Teaching Tool• Inspire the Community: Imagine the Next Generation• Energy Production• New Technologies and the Next Generation: Wind, Geothermal• Become a “Living Showcase” for WDT• Celebrate Technology



DEVELOPING A LIBRARY PROGRAM



Library Program Components• Public Areas

• Lobby• Multipurpose Meeting Rooms• Exhibition Space

• Reader and Collection Areas• Adult Services• Teen Services• Children’s Services• Periodicals• Audio-Visual• Law Library

• Staff Areas



Program Development - Total

Academic Library Uses• Total GSF 5,724 • 44% of Total• 44 Academic Seats

10,468 NSF / 13,001 GSF

Shared Library Uses• Total GSF 3,271 • 25% of Total • 114 Shared Seats

Public Library Uses• Total GSF 4,006 • 31% of Total • 73 Library Seats



Program Development – Public Areas• Lobby / Vestibule • Electronic Display • Exhibit Display Area • 100-Seat Multi-Purpose Room • Family Restrooms • Coin/Card Operated Copy/Print/Scan Stations • Information & Pamphlet Display • Self Check Out Stations

2,418 NSF / 23% of Total



Program Development – Reader and Collection Areas• Adult Services

• New Book Display and Booklist/Staff Table • Adult Reference and Collections• Seating: Reader Tables, Lounge Seats• Computer Stations• Collaborative Learning Pods • Group Study Rooms

• Periodicals • Audio Visual Collection • DVDs, CDs, Books on CD• Listening/Viewing Stations• Flat Screen TV with Seating




Program Development – Law Library• Law Collections • Seating – Reader Tables

614 NSF / 6% of Total



Program Development – Teen Services• Young Adult Collections • Reader Seating

• Computer Stations• Reader Tables

• Computer Stations • Group Study Rooms • Lounge/Media Area




Program Development – Children's Services• Early Childhood Collections • Reader Seating

• Reader Tables • Adult Lounge Seating • Sofas • Soft Seating Play Units• Reader Seating Nooks

• Computer Stations




Program Development – Staff Areas• Mobile Service Desk (On Floor) • Staff Workstations• Workroom • Staff Lounge • Drive up Window Service




Program Development - CollectionsCurrent Collections = 19,630

Total Collections Capacity = 33,962

Adult Book Collections •Adult Fiction •Adult Non-Fiction •Large Print Books •Oversize •New Releases •Reference •Departmental •Native American •Books to Go

Adult Periodicals •Hard-Bound Periodicals •Periodicals •Backfile Periodicals •Newspapers

Adult Audiovisual •Compact Disks - Music •Books on Tape and CD •DVDs

Law Library

Young Adult Collections •Non-Fiction•Fiction•Magazines •Books on CD

Early Childhood Area •Easy Readers •Board and Picture Books

Juvenile and Young Teen •Non-fiction •Fiction •Magazines •Kids Bag •Books on CD & Read Alongs •DVDs •Parenting



Program Development - SeatsSeats = 115 •2-Person Bench Seats•2-Person Reader Tables•4-Person Reader Tables •Lounge Chairs•2-Person Sofas•Collaborative Learning Pod•Computer Stations

4-Person Group Study Rooms = 16

Multipurpose Room = 100

Total Seats = 231



Program Diagrams – Public Spaces



Program Diagrams – Collections



CONTEMPORARY LIBRARY SPACES



Technology



Moveable Screens



Projection



Flexible Open Areas



Seating Types



Marketplace Atmosphere



Group Study



Contemporary Classroom Spaces



Spaces for Children



Spaces for Teens



Contemporary Libraries



CONCEPTUAL PLANNING IDEAS



Conceptual Diagrams

2010-6-22 wdt new rushmore bldg library planning & program presentation

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