Image: Columbia University Department of Art History and Archaeology Slide Library Courtesy of Marble Fairbanks
Columbia University's Department of Art History and Archaeology has a beautiful space for their slide library. The wall was collaboratively designed and constructed using new material and fabrication techniques. To learn more, visit Marble Fairbanks.
Image: Columbus University Department of Art History and Archaeology Slide Library Courtesy of Marble Fairbanks
In June I had the good fortune to visit one of Urban Libraries Council's 2010 Top Innovators (PDF). Although the building exudes a certain sense of austerity, it was a pleasure to see the library bustling on a Sunday afternoon (although my pictures do not portray that...I usually shy away from taking pictures of people). When I entered the building, a lecture was just concluding, the children's area was hoping, and the entire library appeared to be well attended.
Last September, I had the opportunity to visit Ohio State University's newly renovated William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library as well as their renovated student center. Below are some pics from that trip.
One big takeaway is that the architects skillfully manipulated the stacks. Once seen as a dark, dingy, filthy, and, I guess to some, erotic [insert: ewww] place, the stacks have become a light-filled jewel within the library.
Hello, my name is Bryan, and I'm a 21st century librarian.
"What's that?" you ask. Librarians in the 21st century are precisionists. They use their skills to access, organize, store, and disseminate information in a world that is information intensive. They are part Swiss Army Knife, ninja, and teacher. They help your organization & community build upon the rich knowledge that is present, and they ensure the knowledge will be there for you & generations thereafter.
