Library design for the 21st century

Thinking about your library layout in terms of the strategies that retail outlets eg supermarkets use to attract customers, direct traffic - http://www.infotoday.com/MLS/jan05/koontz.shtml

and an interesting article on re-thinking and re-designing libraries for the 21st century with Doug Johnson (mentioned in a post a few days ago) and Rolf Erikson at DesignShare which is about "Innovative School Designs + Sharing Ideas in a Global Forum"

http://www.designshare.com/index.php/articles/school-library-future

The article starts :
Without a doubt, the school library remains one of them most symbolic, protected, and expensive ’spaces’ on any campus. But will future designers of school libraries be recreating sacred book spaces of the past or will technology and the ‘consumer’ inspire new design strategies for the future?

For many, the library is the literal information bridge to the future. Organizations such as the Robin Hood Foundation and Room to Read dedicate themselves to building and re-imagining school library spaces around the world by filling shelves with books and making library spaces relevant for our youngest readers. At the same time, with a fast-moving revolution of technology hitting campuses around the world in ways never before imagined, provocative discussions are beginning to challenge the traditional status quo of the school library both in terms of purpose and space. More and more, Library 2.0 is used to define this conversational re-imagination process.

With this in mind, DesignShare spoke with 2 passionate library experts — Doug Johnson and Rolf Erikson — to gain better insight into serving the information needs of students, schools, and communities via the future of school library planning and design. Doug is the author of The Indispensable Librarian: Surviving (And Thriving) in School Media Centers and the Blue Skunk Blog; Rolf is the lead author of Designing A School Library Media Center for the Future.

Read on here http://www.designshare.com/index.php/articles/school-library-future