Where the Library Lives:

Questions of Space and Relevance for Scholastic's Corporate Library

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Amy Stern LIS 698 Seminar & Practicum May 1, 2012

My Role at Scholastic
Cataloging Corporate reference services Shelving/paging/circulation & assisting with archival maintenance

Project Identification
Where the Library Lives: Questions of Space and Relevance for the Scholastic Library

Space is a crucial issue for libraries and can reflect struggle to show value. The Scholastic Library has suffered a loss of very visible space within Scholastics corporate headquarters.

Project Identification
Where the Library Lives: Questions of Space and Relevance for the Scholastic Library

I examine where their current physical collections are located within the Scholastic building, as well as their own physical work spaces, and explore the extent of their presence on digital mediums.

Project Identification
Where the Library Lives: Questions of Space and Relevance for the Scholastic Library

I look for examples of how they have adapted.

I also examine how their situation relates to that of other corporate libraries and what strategies for the future these libraries might employ.

Loss of Space
Previous space was highly visible and acted as a showpiece within the building

Loss of Space
Previous space was highly visible and acted as a showpiece within the building

Physical Space
Need better work space for library services and for interacting with other Scholastic employees

Second floor library office

Second floor collections Sub-basement archives

Digital Presence
Company Intranet

Catalog
On Our Minds @ Scholastic Blog

Digital Presence

Digital Presence

Digital Presence

BookPrint

Some Strategies
Weeding Visibility through space that you have Align goals of the library with those of the company

Thoughts for the Future

Libraries are losing space: libraries need to adapt in order to stay relevant. If collections are not visible, librarians and their services should be.

References
Fletcher, A., Franklin, M., Garcyznksi, J., Gilbert, G., Mathis, S., & Wang, P. (2009). Saving special libraries in a recession: Business strategies for survival and success. Information Outlook, 13(5), 37-43. Retrieved from http://www.sla.org/pdfs/sla2009/SavingSL.pdf Guill, K.L. (2009). Arguing for space in an user-focused environment. Library & Archival Security, 22(2), 115-123. doi: 10.1080/01960070902869733 Niegaard, H. (2011). Library space and digital challenges. Library Trends 60(1), 174-189. Retrieved from http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/library_trends/v060/60.1.niegaard.html Simon, C. (2011). An examination of best practices and benchmarking in corporate libraries. Journal of Management Development, 30(1), 134 141. doi: 10.1108/02621711111098433

Zeeman, D.; Jones, R., & Dysart, J. (2011). Assessing innovation in corporate and government libraries. Computers in Libraries, 31(5), 6-11, 13, 15. Retrieved from: http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/jun11/Zeeman_Jones_Dysart.shtml
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