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Rationale for Library Redesign

I am beginning the process of having an library design company begin to plan a new layout of my library. I will have to present the rationale for these big changes to stakeholders such as the PTO, Ed foundation, Board of Ed. Has anyone ever had to do a presentation similar to this and has a rationale for re-designing their library to people that wouldn't normally understand why we need to keep transforming this space? Just didn't want to re-invent the wheel if someone is willing to share...

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Permalink Reply by susan mowery on January 22, 2015 at 11:02pm

Yes. I did a PowerPoint 5 years ago which included info from AASL and quotes, and videos and photos of students in action in my media center. Also include current DATA! Good luck!

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Permalink Reply by Elizabeth Ullrich on January 23, 2015 at 7:35am

Would you mind sharing?

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Permalink Reply by EJ on March 16, 2015 at 3:02am

Do you have a five year plan of some kinds or a collection development policy? Those can be very useful at justifying changes that need to be made to the physical structure/layout of the library.

http://www.ifla.org/files/assets/acquisition-collection-development...

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