Dugdale Strategy LLCSchafer, Gerald JayPavlova-Gillham, Ludmilla2024-04-262024-04-262011-01-01https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/8556<p>This presentation was delivered at the Society of College and University Planners national conference in July 2011 at National Harbor, MD. </p>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.Librarymaster plancapital planspace planlibrary futurelibrary planningEdward Durell StoneArchitectural EngineeringArchitectural TechnologyConstruction EngineeringCultural Resource Management and Policy AnalysisUrban, Community and Regional Planningarticle