There are lots of things to consider, but some frequently over looked items are: make to have a work room with running water. There are many times that you need to wash you hands or something else and you don't want to run to the washroom. Plan for plenty of electrical and computer connections and then plan for ample expansion. Twenty years ago no one thought we would have banks of computers for library users. Think about the flow of people and information in your new library. Plan for security of materials, people, and data.
Think of what message you want the space to give the visitor or staff member. Have child sized furniture in part of the library. Have hard chairs and soft chairs. Daniel Stuhlman ddstuhlman at earthlink.net Chicago, IL Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
