Ninety Seconds

During Wednesdays studio we had to work with a partner quickly putting together and presenting our "elevator speech". I worked alongside Faith Ramsey examining various reports that the Jackson library had conducted over the years. These reports came from three different sets of data, the first was a survey that over 600 people filled out asking about how many times they visit and what particular purpose. The second report involved people walking around the Jackson library and asking people specific questions such as do they bring their own material to study and what furnishings they prefer. Lastly there were six focus groups put together that looked at a concept plan for the Jackson which influenced the circulation primarily within the space. The first image of our presentation was finding commonalities between the Jackson and Music library alike, the second and third were issues that were unique to that library. Some issues we found among the Jackson library was that people didn't use areas for there intended use and that the interiors don't differ enough to impact that or allow for variation. The Music Library is a space that we thought to be restrictive and not allow for positive circulation through the space, specifically in between the stacks and carrels section. Both of these spaces relied heavily on the focal point being the circulation desk where users could interact and ask questions and they also didn't allow for the adaption of technology to be better integrated throughout.