The challenge faced by librarians today is "to maintain or cut costs, while, at the same time, increasing both the range and quality of services and programs." This assignment looks at library design, mainly including issues like new technologies, process layout, process type and job design and describing the different steps that the librarian must keep in mind when selecting, ordering books and putting them on the shelves. To illustrate this, I will apply the theory to the actual example of the library "Louis Aragon" in Calais, France. In a first part, I will show how I organized my work, and explain all the steps carried out through a Gantt chart. I will then analyze the planning of my project and evaluate to what extent was accurate. In a second part, I will study the library's design process and will map the process of the procurement for a book for a library, from its selection to its return when lending out. In a third part, I will conduct an analysis of the library, and finally, I will reflect on my essay and try to enlarge on it.
[...] It allows the process to be faster and more efficient. Automation becomes easier as well. Another significant area to take into account is all the anthropometric aspects concerned with a librarian's job. Specifically, issues like providing a comfortable chair with a reflection free computer for those working behind a desk all day are necessary. Thirdly we have to look at the environment of the workplace. It has a significant impact on the effectiveness, comfort and safety of the employees. These elements can be measured by what is called ergonomic environmental design. [...]
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[...] Thus, I needed to contact it from Dublin. The interviewee also corresponds to a milestone in my Gantt chart .1: ask for permission I decided to phone the library. As the city is completely renewing it at the moment, it was not easy to reach them. I finally managed to talk to the manager, who ensured me I could write about them .2: give a date However, I had to call back to know when we could set up an appointment. [...]
[...] However multi-skills are also encouraged and appreciated wherever it is possible to relocate the staff. It allows more diversification. One has to stress there is no perfect method relating to job design and its organization. It will considerably differ depending on the capacity of the library. Indeed, in small libraries, the librarians employed are typically involved in every aspect of the process because there is no need for specialization.10 However, in largest libraries, hiring specialized staff is essential to deal with the demand. [...]
[...] Finally the librarian concerned requires the invoice, since he is also in charge of the running of the library. One has to mention that orders are not always fully respected because some books are out of print or cannot be found. d. Cataloging Having been checked, right quantity, right reference and so on; books are put into the library database meaning the ordered list of materials the library detains. A cataloger prepares “the entry a bibliographic record on the material, i.e. [...]
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