Trinity Academic Center Planning Resources

This page is designed to provide resource links for Trinity's planning and development of the University Academic Center, a multi-faceted, state-of-the-art project that includes a library facility, science facility, technology center, and classrooms and other learning facilities to ensure university-level instruction, research and communication. The priority project within the University Academic Center will be the library facility.

Master Plan

Trinity Master Plan Documentation

Associations and Organizations

• American Library Association
  • ALA Library Administration and Management Association: Library Buildings and Projects
  • ALA LAMA: Library Buildings Consultant List
    Limited access is free (scroll to bottom of page), Unlimited access through June 30, 2005 is $25. Note: Site is often inaccessible.
• Association of College & Research Libraries
  • Reinventing Libraries for the 21st Century, An ACRL Midwinter Workshop
    Boston, Massachusetts, Friday, January 14, 2005
  • Top Issues Facing Academic Libraries: A Report of the Focus on the Future Task Force, C&RL News, 2002
  • Do We Need Academic Libraries? A Position Paper of the Association of College and Research Libraries, White Paper by Larry Hardesty, 1999
• Cable in the Classroom

“Libraries, Learning, and the Future,” Winter 2004 issue of "Threshold: Exploring the Future of Education”

• Institute of Museum and Library Services (independent federal grant-making agency)

• National Leadership Grants for Libraries: February 1, 2005 Deadline
• National Leadership Grant Project Planning Tutorial
• IMLS Web Links
• Libraries for the Future/Americans for Libraries Council
• National Center for Education Statistics: Library Statistics
• National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities: Library Design
• National Commission on Libraries and Information Sciences
• National Institute of Building Sciences, Whole Building Design Guide: Libraries
  • Whole Building Design Guide: Academic Libraries
• Professional Associations in the Information Sciences
• Urban Libraries Council

College and University Libraries and Library Projects of Note

• Agnes Scott Library
  • Library Tour
  • Library AIA Award
• Marymount University (VA) “Library and Learning Services”
• Middlebury College, New Library
  • Library Opening June 2004
  • Sustainable Features of New Library (PDF)
  • Book Meets Byte (Middlebury magazine, cover story on new library, Fall 2004)
• Ohio State University Libraries
  • Report on the Renovation of the Thompson Library, largest library construction project in the country (PDF)
  • Thompson Library Renovation Project
• Oxford University Library Capital Campaign Overview
• Simmons College Library Renovation Project
• University of Georgia, Student Learning Center

Funding Resources

• Foundation Center: Online Foundation Directory Search for Library Funding: Research Summary: December 2004 (Word document)
• Gates Foundation: Global Libraries Program
• Grants for Nonprofits: Libraries (Michigan State University Libraries site)
• Library Funding Associates (library fundraising firm)
  • Client List (lists current and recent public and college library projects)
• Library HQ.com
  • Library Funding and Grant Resources

Other Resources

• “The Academic Library in a Digitized, Commercializd Age: Lessons from JSTOR,” William G. Bowen, 2001, Based on lecture delivered at Oxford University
• American School & University Magazine
  • Drawn to Knowledge: The New Library 2003
  • The Library of the Future, 1998
• Collaborative Facilities collects, organizes, and disseminatse information about model "collaborative facilities" on college and university campuses. Sponsored by the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) and hosted by Dartmouth College.
• College Planning & Management Magazine
  • Maintaining Precious Library Resources
  • Annual College Construction Reports: Index
    • 2004 Report (PDF)
  • Student Centers: Mixed-Use Is Now the Norm
• D.C. Public Library
  • Capital Construction Program
  • Mayor Announces Blue Ribbon Commission on Future of Library (lists appointees)
  • D.C. Panel to Advise On Library Reforms, Washington Post, December 2004
  • Marc Fisher’s Washington Post Columns on DC Libraries and New Libraries in other Cities (Word document)
• From Information Commons to Learning Commons (PDF), a discussion
• Google to Digitize Some Library Collections: Harvard, Stanford, New York Public Library Among Project Participants, Washington Post, December 14, 2004
  • Google’s Press Release
• Information Commons: a directory of innovative services and resources in academic libraries
• Leavey Library 2004 Conference (University of Southern California) on Information Commons: Learning Space Beyond the Classroom.
• Library Journal
  • Special Issue: The Year in Architecture (Fall 2004)
  • Library Buildings 2004 -- Spend Billions and They Will Come
    Construction remains strong for 2004, with 203 public buildings and 36 academic
  • Library Buildings 2004 -- It Just Keeps Booming
    Thirty-four years of LJ data on public library construction yields a picture of healthy growth
  • Library Buildings 2004 -- Great Libraries in the Making
    A new generation of innovative public libraries is on the boards
  • April 15, 2004: "Campus Library 2.0"
    This article discusses how the information commons is a scalable, one-stop shopping experience for students and faculty. At the end of this article are links to 6 "information commons projects that have shown pioneering vision, some similar themes, and innovative programs."
  • May 15, 2002: "Planning for New Library Futures"
    
• Libraries Designed for Learning (PDF) by Scott Bennett (Yale University Librarian Emeritus) for the Council on Library and Information Resources, 2003. NOTE: 175 page PDF document.
• Planning Collaborative Spaces in Library (2003): Conference documents from the Coalition for Networked Information
• University Business Magazine
  • The College Library in the New Age (October 2002)
  • History Meets State of the Art : 2 Case Studies
    Ames Library, Illinois Wesleyan University, Schow Science Library, Williams College, MA. One library blends hi-tech with inspirational architecture. Another links existing edifices in a modern center.
  • Guide to College Library Builders & Planners (October 2002)

Additional Resources on Campus (print copies)

• National Guide to Funding for Libraries and Information Services, The Foundation Center, 2003 - Located in the Development Office
• Grants for Libraries and Information Services, The Foundation Center, 2004/2005 Edition - Located in the Development Office