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Future Of The Library? Turning Conflicting Pressures Into Compelling Opportunities, Gerald Jay Schafer, Ludmilla Pavlova-Gillham Oct 2015

Future Of The Library? Turning Conflicting Pressures Into Compelling Opportunities, Gerald Jay Schafer, Ludmilla Pavlova-Gillham

Ludmilla D Pavlova

Many institutions are scrutinizing library space as a potential space bank in times of tight capital resources, while librarians are seeking ways to shift lesser-used collections into storage, create more user space, and improve services. Accomplishing these tasks at University of Massachusetts Amherst's Du Bois Library, a 26-story tower, posed a particular challenge. The library's master plan needed to explore compatible uses, partners for integrated services, and identify opportunities to repurpose space for university needs as well as the library's future vision.


Umass Amherst Campus Master Plan Executive Summary 2012, Ludmilla Pavlova-Gillham, Dennis Swinford Oct 2015

Umass Amherst Campus Master Plan Executive Summary 2012, Ludmilla Pavlova-Gillham, Dennis Swinford

Ludmilla D Pavlova

The UMass Amherst Campus Master Plan Executive Summary 2012 summarizes the principles and goals of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Campus Master Plan 2012 and presents a map of the future campus with a list of proposed building site development options, as described in the main document.


Planning For Student Union Functions Study, Ludmilla Pavlova-Gillham Oct 2015

Planning For Student Union Functions Study, Ludmilla Pavlova-Gillham

Ludmilla D Pavlova

This is a report to the UMass Amherst Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life that identifies current and future co-curricula student activities on campus and develops creative solutions to help meet those needs. The report includes an inventory of existing activities, maps their campus distribution and proposes a preliminary campus-wide space program for those activities.