Presented at CONUL conference, May 2018, Galway, Ireland

1. Views from the ground – a road trip
Gobnait O’Riordan
Director Library and Information Services & Librarian
University of Limerick
CONUL Conference May 2018

2. New Glucksman Library
Together and Apart
(Antony Gormley,2001)
The site for the figure was
selected with the
intention of linking a
solitary, contemplative
space with the busier hub
of teaching and learning in
the main building

3. Cornel – Mui Ho
Fine Arts Library
An inverted
ziggurat of
books two
stories high with
stacks accessible
by stairs and
walkways. A
really stunning
commitment to
the book in the
21st century

4. Book Storage
University of Coventry
University of
Birmingham
GVSU

5. Collaborative Learning Spaces
Library Student Hub

6. Service Spaces
Knowledge Market,
Grand Valley State
University
Lam Square,
University of
Rochester
InqSpace, UCLA

7. Discovery Bar
Cabot Science
Library, Harvard
Library
A flexible
serpentine table
for technology
demonstrations
and two large
screens that
allow input from
several sources .

8. Archives Special Collections
Facilities
Archives Research
Centre, Emory University
Special Collections
Classroom, Georgetown
University
Exhibition Wall,UVA

9. The Gelardin
New Media
Center
Georgetown
University
A suite of
spaces and
resources for
turning ideas
and research
into
multimedia
projects.

10. Scholars Lab, UVA
Students and
researchers
partner on
digital projects
with expert
consultation on
the digital
humanities,
geospatial
information, 3D
data collection,
and scholarly
making .

11. The Edge- Duke
University
Collaborative space
for interdisciplinary,
data-driven, digitally
reliant or team-
based research.

12. The Curve,
Georgia State
University
A cutting-
edge
visualization
space that
showcases
the potential
of visual
media and
high-end
visualization
technology

13. The University
of Oklahoma
Libraries
Eight OVAL
(Oklahoma
Virtual Academic
Laboratory)
workstations
supporting the
remote
uploading and
networked
analysis of 3D
assets to virtual
reality.

14. AI Lab –
University of
Rhode Island
The library
location is key
as it is
believed that
a shared
central
location will
help raise
awareness
and uptake.

15. Lab Next Calgary
 Lab NEXT features a
constellation of Labs
 Data Management
 Digitisation
 GIS
 VR
 Visualization
 Metadata Services
 Repositories and
Publishing

16. Road Trip -Directions
 No certainty - designing
for what we cannot see
 Align with University
 Responsive strategy –
spaces /services evolves
 Partnership
 People centred with
digital woven in
 Link to content

17. Thank you for your
attention
Any questions ?
gobnait.oriordan@ul.ie

18. Photographs
Cornel – Mui Ho Fine Arts Library
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cornellaap/39219133421
University of Coventry
https://bruynzeel-storage.com/what-universities-can-
teach-us-about-academic-library-design/
University of Birmingham
http://www.designinglibraries.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=
1370
GVSU https://www.gvsu.edu/gvnow/2013/new-library-
retrieval-system-loading-up-6706.htm
RCSI Library
http://www.rcsi.ie/26yorkstreet
Student Hub
https://www.homedit.com/coventry-universitys-bright-
and-modern-student-center/
Knowledge Market
https://www.gvsu.edu/wc/knowledge-market-66.htm
Lam Square
http://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/evans-lam-
square-offers-new-approach-library-design-186122/
InqSpace
http://www.library.ucla.edu/destination/inqspace

19. Discovery Bar
https://cabot.library.harvard.edu/discovery-bar
Georgetown https://www.library.georgetown.edu/special-
collections/renovation
UVA http://smallnotes.library.virginia.edu/page/2/
Gelardin
https://www.library.georgetown.edu/gelardin/editing-rooms
Scholars lab http://literaturegeek.com/2017/02/22/scholars-lab-dh-
center-managing-director
The Edge https://blogs.library.duke.edu/blog/2014/12/11/youre-
invited-open-house-edge-jan-14/
The Curve
https://campustechnology.com/articles/2015/07/22/exploring-high-
end-visualization-for-research-and-education.aspx
OVAL https://libraries.ou.edu/content/virtual-reality
AI https://web.uri.edu/engineering/ai-lab-to-be-accessible-to-all-
uri-students/
Lab Next
https://www.ucalgary.ca/utoday/issue/2017-11-08/lab-next-opens-
scholars-taylor-family-digital-library