1. Terriers and Bulldogs: Keeping your library building project on task to completion Susan Berteaux, Steve Watkins Deb Henry, Beth Avery IAMSLIC 2007, Sarasota, Florida

2. Issues big and small  Planning for what’s in the future New Learning Styles New Technologies  Keeping the big picture in sight while you deal with the trivial and not so trivial

3. Talking with your Architect/Designer  be careful what you wish for..............  You might be surprised!

4. We want a traditional building to fit in with our campus

5. We got…. A beautiful glass edifice that the architect felt reflected the “new” traditional

6. They showed us… A wonderful conceptual drawing with the arches and walkways we wanted

7. We got…. A Georgian mansion

8. Be careful what you ask for We asked for an “Open Access Lab” To meet the general academic computing needs of UNT students with: access to email accounts Web navigation, DeskTop Publishing, spreadsheets communications software, programming languages, course-specific programs.

9. What we got…

10. What we asked for… Open and flexible

11. What we’ll get  Cubicles – open on two sides  Closed in cubicles

12. We need it finished for when classes start The First Day of Classes

13. One month later…

14. Preparing for “THE” discussion  Learn their language  What’s the size of the area you have to work with?  Be specific about why you want something. What’s the purpose of the area? What kinds of furniture/technology do you need to meet the purpose?

15. Preparing for “THE” discussion..  Know how much money you have and have an idea of how much it will buy  Consider alternatives – space reductions, different uses of space, etc.  Tour other buildings similar to what you want or talk to others who have done similar projects.

16. What happens when…  Be prepared for problems – Have alternatives ready for patron use during construction.  Be prepared to answer the questions – we go this because….

17. THE INFOCOMMONS  Utopia  Siren Song  Goethe’s Faust