Conducting assessments to create spaces and places to inspire in academic libraries

During this workshop session, participants will engage in discussion of space and place planning activities in their home institutions, and learn the ins and outs of developing a successful assessment strategy to fit the context of their specific institutional environment. Participants will have the opportunity to review a toolkit which includes a variety of scalable assessment methods and activities in support of library space and place development, as well as evaluating pre-existing spaces. They will also engage in navigating through selected assessment activities as mock study participants, getting first-hand UX experience in evaluating the methods in practice.