ERIC Number: EJ1005154
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0148-1061
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Transforming Space in the Curriculum Materials Center
Teel, Linda
Education Libraries, v36 n1 p4-14 Sum 2013
Transforming space to facilitate and compliment learning has become an integral component in the redesign and renovation of academic libraries. This article offers a framework of discussion based on the redesign and renovation of the existing curriculum materials center at East Carolina University Joyner Library. The curriculum materials center, better known as the Teaching Resources Center (TRC), is housed on the second floor of the four-story academic library. The TRC utilizes more than 17,800 square footage of the academic library. Planning, budgeting, implementation, promotion and assessment are discussed highlighting specific details of value in consideration when redesigning and renovating space in a curriculum materials center. (Contains 5 figures.)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Facilities, Facility Improvement, Educational Facilities Design, Interior Space, Space Utilization, Educational Facilities Planning, Teacher Education
Special Libraries Association, Education Division. 331 South Patrick Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Tel: 703-647-4900; Fax: 703-647-4901; e-mail: sla@sla.org; Web site: http://units.sla.org/division/ded/education_libraries.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
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