Special Interest Group for Library Space
The SIG-Library Space charge is to promote discussion and exchange of ideas about the design and delivery of library spaces and services across systems and cultures.
SIG-Space currently has nine members:
| Member | Position | University | Country |
| Martin Borchert (Co-Chair) | Director and University Librarian | University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) | Australia |
| Gry Bettina Moxnes (Co-Chair) | Head of Section University Library | Oslo Metropolitan University | Norway |
| Michael Crumpton | Dean of the University Libraries | The University of North Carolina | United States |
| Matt Durant | Head of Library Operational Services | University of Bath | United Kingdom |
| Simone Kibler | Head of Reader Services | Technische Universität Braunschweig Universitätsbibliothek | University Library | Germany |
| Nathalie Leclair | Head, User Engagement | University of Ottawa | Canada |
| Gaël Revelin | Head of Team, User Services | EPFL Bibliothèque, Lausanne | Switzerland |
| Shiobhan Smith | Associate University Librarian Customer Experience | University of Otago | New Zealand |
| Kornelia Tancheva | Hillman University Librarian and Director, University Library System | University of Pittsburgh | United States |
Resources
A model for institutions to plan and support technology-rich informal learning spaces. This Learning Space Toolkit includes a roadmap to guide the process along with tools and techniques for assessing needs, understanding technology, describing spaces, planning and delivering support services, and assembling space, technology, and services. The Toolkit is freely available as a resource on the web.
Applications and questions
may be addressed to:
Martin Borchert
m.borchert@unsw.edu.au
A series of conversations with designers and architects about library space design created by IATUL’s Special Interest Group on Library Space to inspire global conversations about today’s library design, challenges, and opportunities.
Follow the series on the IATUL YouTube Channel.
Would you like to find out how play is reshaping library environments and public culture?
Cultural researcher Dr Danielle Wyatt and Dr Dale Leorke, research fellow at the Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory at the University of Stirling, Scotland, are co-authors of The Library as Playground: How Games and Play are Reshaping Public Culture (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024). Their inspiring and engaging presentation was followed by reflections from Space SIG members on institutional perspectives and practices around library spaces. Watch the recorded webinar:
