Seminar by Janine Schmidt: "Changing The Focus Of Library Design"

Janine Schmidt is giving a seminar entitled “Changing The Focus Of Library Design: Ensuring The Facilities Match User Needs And Experiences” on February 9, Tuesday at Özyeğin University. Janine will talk about users' expectations, experience and close relationship issues in library design and space.

All print is becoming low use as scholarly communication goes online. "Screenagers" use information and learn in different ways from previous generations. The use of learning and library facilities is changing fundamentally.  The library still remains the spiritual hub of the university and a physical facility is required for students.  But traditional library design focused on housing collections and accommodating readers may no longer be appropriate.

What do today's users want and need?   What principles should guide us in designing new facilities and re-fitting existing buildings to meet the needs of today's and tomorrow's users?   The session will focus on some library design principles and identify some best practices and approaches which will provide appropriate facilities for the future.


Date: 9 February Tuesday
Time: 14.00 - 17.00
Venue: Auditorium 1

Program
14.00 - 14.30 Coffee break
14.30 - 15.30 Presentation
15.30 - 16.00 Questions and Answers

Seminar will be in English.

Who is Janine Schmidt?

Janine Schmidt has recently retired from a five year post as Trenholme Director of Libraries at McGill University, Montreal, Canada, where she was responsible for the oversight of 13 branch libraries, 235 staff and an annual budget of $33 million. Considerable change occurred during this period, including facilities improvements and refurbishment projects in most branch libraries.

Janine’s previous posts included University Librarian at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, and Director of Collection Services at the State Library of New South Wales in Sydney where she was involved in significant library building design projects, focusing on user needs and experiences and the changes in teaching and learning which have occurred.  

Apart from working as a consultant on library design projects in Australia and internationally, Janine is also a member of the Library and Equipment Section Committee of the International Federation of Library Associations.