EXPLORATION/ASSIMILATION

• Background Information/Previous Studies
• Benchmarking
• Stakeholder Input
• Surveys/Interviews
• Cost & Policy Decisions

BACKGROUND INFORMATION/PREVIOUS STUDIES

• Pre-proposal Research with Joint Venture Architects, Amos Bailey & Lee
• University 20/20 – Howard University 1998 Central Campus Master Plan (which includes summaries of previous master plans)
• 1931 Plan by Albert T. Cassell, Architect
• Davis Brody Bond, LLP Library Program & Feasibility Study

BENCHMARKING

• AAHSL Periodic Report – Area, Collections, Seating, Staff, Patron Population & Use Statistics
• Web Search of Peer & Leading HS Libraries

o The Annette & Irwin Eskind Biomedical Library – Vanderbilt Medical Center
o The Claude Moore Health Sciences Library – University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
o The Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library – Emory University
o The Temple University Health Sciences Library
o The Health Sciences Library – University of Maryland at Baltimore

• Email and Phone Contacts with these Institutions & Davis Brody Bond Programmer
• Review of Planning Concepts at Professional School & Private Research Libraries

STAKEHOLDER INPUT

• Project Kickoff & Strategy Sessions with Administration
• Reviews of Previous Program, Preliminary Cost Model Analysis & New Benchmarking Data with Planning Committee
• Develop & Maintain Local Community Involvement

SURVEYS/INTERVIEWS

• Survey, Record & Photograph Existing & Proposed Sites
• Interview Library, Facilities & IT Staff & Selected Users
• Workshops, Program Adjustments & Design Reviews

COST & POLICY DECISIONS

• Develop Total Project Cost Analysis
• Identify Critical Program Elements & Design Goals
• Establish Appropriate Quality Level
• Agree on Items to Defer to Later Phase
• Balance Target Project Cost & Program with Fixed Budget Limit

PROGRAM & DESIGN CONCEPTS

The new Library helps fulfill the needs of the Health Sciences Schools and Medical Center by providing the following:

• A new Central Quad and Building – that creates a Identifiable Place and Focused Image for the Complex,

• An internal “Commons” - as a social center for the Health Center’s students, faculty, research and clinical professionals,

• Presentation/Meeting Spaces – for professional development and programs of outreach to the community,

• Information and Knowledge Management Services – that link multi-discipline users with expert Information Specialists

• High-tech Classrooms and Labs – that enrich the curriculum (ex. Biomedical Informatics) and provide pro-active development, training and application of Information Technology,

• Individual Workstations, Small Group Spaces and Computer Labs – for individual research & team projects,

• Informatics Faculty and Library Offices – for efficient and convenient collaboration,

• Historical and Special Collections – a prestigious center for research and presentations related to the University’s contribution to Medical Science

Continue:

• History

• North Campus

• South Campus Issues

• Site Concept Studies

• Building Studies

• HSL Quad

• Floor Plans

• Interiors  A  B  C  D

• Bold & Enduring Image
   

See also: Why a New Building?
by Mohamed Mekkawi, MA, MLS, MA - Director of Libraries, Howard University