7: Facility Renovation
Renovate Facilities to accommodate users and collections Other Information:
The newly appointed Library Renovation Task Force is an important step is jump starting the library’s renovation effort. “Above
all, a library creates a community, a sense of being part of a happy band of fellow-seekers after knowledge.” John Stonehouse,
entomologist and research associate, London’s Imperial College, champions the library as a place—a place to research independently,
a place to find assistance in navigating the information maze, a place to study together, or a place to read and reflect quietly.
The renovation goal is to enhance library services by improving the physical place of the library—increasing the visibility
of staff, enlarging the media center, improving classroom space for library instruction, revamping reference, increasing shelving
and space for collections, creating areas for faculty research, and rewiring for expanded electrical and telecommunication
access. Our renovation plans will address a number of issues identified in the recent Survey to Assess Augustana Student Use
of the Library including more space for individual and group study, more comfortable furniture, improved access to media collections
and services. In addition we are working to build future flexibility into the overall library facility and ensuring compliance
with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards.
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