Design and Purchase Niche Furnishings

The purpose of this initiative is to design and purchase niches furnishings for individual and small group study in Geisel Southwest, 1st Floor (largely, the former Arts bookstacks area).

Status:

ACTIVE

UC San Diego Strategic Goals

Student experience

Pillars and Strategies

Pillar 1: Democratization of Knowledge
- Strategy 1: Center “open” in our collection development and management work
- Strategy 3: Maximize UC open access and collection management strategies, consortial licensing and purchasing to increase the richness and accessibility of scholarship
Pillar 2: Innovation and Inquiry
- Strategy 1: Advance our users’ abilities to critically use, evaluate and synthesize information
- Strategy 2: Make Library spaces places for experimentation, academic growth and student leadership
- Strategy 3: Anticipate evolving needs of users in delivering services and materials
Pillar 4: Responsible Stewardship
- Strategy 2: Maximize investments that directly benefit Library users
- Strategy 3: Implement continuous improvement methods to reduce the burden of work, and deliver measurable positive impacts on service performance

Intended Outcomes

Added seats
Qualitative user feedback
Observation of use of new furnishings