Thursday, May 6, 2010

Presentation Notes - The Problem

To prepare for the interview I reviewed some documents that inform my library practice so I could answer your question:

“The allocation of space for the Graduate Resource Centre in the new building has not yet been determined. You are concerned that the GRC's existing proportion of space within the Faculty does not adequately meet the teaching, learning and research needs of the Centre's clientele. You firmly believe that facilities and services provided by the GRC must be considered during the space planning process for the new facility.
What would you do to ensure that library and information facilities, resources and services figure prominently in the space planning process?
What strategies would you adopt to advocate for an appropriate allocation of space in the new building?”

My starting point: I am user- centred and approach library work as an extension of social networking. I recently participated in The Human Library, did anyone here see that at OLA ? Or LPL ?