Trinity Academic Center Planning Resources

This page is designed to provide resource links for Trinity's planning and development of the Trinity 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 Trinity Academic Center will be the library facility.

Concept Design Process

EYP Presentation to  Faculty and Staff for Kick-Off 5/10/2010

President McGuire's Presentation for Concept Design Kick-Off 5/10/2010

Einhorn Yaffee Prescott Concept Design

Request for Proposals for Concept Design

Master Plan

Trinity Master Plan Documentation

Report to the D.C. Zoning Commission on Historic Buildings, July 18, 2008 (PDF)

 

   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
• 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
  • 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

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