Challenges of redesigning staff work space
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In today's academic library reality, space is a valuable commodity. Space utilization will change with the trends and demands of higher education. When a library changes the use of space in just one area, it will affect the entire environment and all the employees who work there. If change is unilaterally imposed on library staff, the overall organizational culture can shift to one of distrust, frustration, and anger towards library administration. This shift in organizational culture could eventually lead to organizational failure. By using established frameworks for office space design, library administration can mitigate the chances of organizational failure while still meeting employees' needs for privacy, personal work processes, and teamwork. This chapter discusses the characteristics of openness, density, architectural accessibility, darkness, and social space in office design and provides a planning checklist to aid the redesign process. 2013 Woodhead Publishing Limited All rights reserved.
