Building with a Team A Team Facilitated Approach to New Building Planning and Execution Lynne D. Lysiak, Coordinator of Systems and Automation Team Mary Reichel, University Librarian and Belk Distinguished Professor Appalachian State University

ASU - enrollment is 14,500, 90% undergraduate with focused graduate programs About 1,000 students off campus Part of UNC System

Belk Library and Information Commons Total Budget $6.6 million Collection Development Budget $2,130,000 Personnel 75 –Faculty 33 –SPA Staff 42 –Student Assistants 20FTE (130 or so students) Holdings –850,000 Books and Bound Periodicals –Electronic Access to 25,000+ Licensed Resources

Building Project History Bond Referendum –November 2000 Ground Breaking –April 9, 2003 Book Move Started –May 5, 2005 Building Opened –June 20, 2005

Internal Building Group (IBG) Composition Meetings

IBG and Building Phases Programming Design Development Schematics and Construction Documents Construction Move

IBG and Issues Technology Shelving Furniture - Public and Staff Security Move - Collections and People

Sample IBG Work

IBG and Communication Library University –Design and Construction –University Building Committee –Information Technology Services

IBG and Communication Architects Construction Company Building Consultants

IBG and Communication Library Advisory Board Library Services Committee

Exercise What are the future needs for library space for students, faculty, staff and library personnel? Project 10 years into the future.

February 28, 2005

Question How do you balance the investment of many people’s time in the building project while still running the library?

Was Building With a Team, a True Team Building Experience? Buy In Satisfaction Melding Faculty and Staff Process-Oriented Communication

June 3, 2003

September 2, 2003

October 22, 2003

Construction Fence

January 16, 2004

April 16, 2004

May 2005

June 2005

July 4, 2005

Contact Information Mary Reichel University Librarian and Belk Distinguished Professor Lynne D. Lysiak Coordinator, Systems and Automation Team