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Facelifts for Special Libraries: A practical guide to revitalizing diverse physical and digital spaces

Dawn Bassett, Robin Best Library, Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre, Jenny Fry, Surrey Public Library and Brooke Ballantyne-Scott, British Columbia Mental Health and Addiction Services, Canada

 - written from an evidence-based perspective
 - each section includes case studies, interviews or examples from libraries and librarians
 - written specifically for special librarians

Libraries/information centres are continuously evolving to keep up with rapid changes in information gathering, processing, and distribution. Corporate and non-profit special libraries face special challenges in revitalizing their physical space and providing efficient access to digital content. This book provides practical solo-librarians or special library managers with practical advice as to revitalize their libraries both in the physical space and the digital space. The book uses case studies, surveys and literature review to provide practical, innovative and evidence-based information, to help special librarians develop information centres that will remain relevant to their organizations.

ISBN 1 84334 591 9
ISBN-13: 978 1 84334 591 6
August 2010
200 pages  234 x 156mm  paperback  
£45.00 / US$75.00 / €55.00

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About the authors

Dawn Bassett, BA, MLIS, earned her Masters of Library and Information Studies from the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies and has worked mainly as a professional corporate librarian in both for profit and not-for-profit special libraries - but has also worked in academic libraries and as an independent researcher.

Jenny Fry, MA, MLIS, is an Information Services Librarian, Surrey Public Library. Jenny earned her Masters in Library and Information Studies from the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies at the University of British Columbia in 1999. She has worked in a variety of non-profit, corporate, and public libraries, including five years as the solo librarian for the BC Institute Against Family Violence.

Brooke Brooke Ballantyne-Scott, BA, MLIS is Colleague, Clinical Librarian for British Columbia Mental Health and Addiction Services. Brooke manages library sites at both Riverview Hospital and the Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission in Coquitlam, BC. The library provides mental health and addiction reference services to any professional working in the field on mental health and/or addictions in the province of British Columbia.

Contents

Revitalizing the physical space - introduction and overview of existing research; planning a renovation or revitalization project from budget to implementation; furniture and shelving options; lighting; colour; greening the library; Revitalizing the digital space with an open source ILS - introduction and overview of existing research; planning a renovation or revitalization project from budget to implementation; websites and intranets – inserting the library’s web presence into the broader organization; Managing your revitalization project - introduction and overview of existing research; review of project management techniques; budgeting; building relationships; special needs for specific types of libraries.