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Redesigning the College Library Building, a successor
report to our study Academic Library Building Renovation
Benchmarks, looks closely at the expansion and alteration
plans of American college libraries. The study presents
detailed data on capital spending current practices and future
plans, specifying investment intent in critical areas such as
information technology, new buildings, energy saving
technology, furniture, "information commons" and
other technology centers, auditoriums and classroom space,
staff offices and collection storage space, among
others.
This highly detailed 225+ page report includes details on
purchases of artwork for the library. uses and planned uses of
external space, frequency of use of architects and other
services, and much more. The study presents an array of
data on the current and expected impact of digitization of
collection content on use of library space, as well as
specific information on assessing the results of major
rennovation projects.
Data in the report is based on a survey of 45 North
American colleges; data is broken out by size and type of
college, and by budget for rennovation or alteration
projects.
