Designing Media Designing Media Service FacilitiesService Facilities

Objectives:Objectives:After the presentation, you should have some general ideas After the presentation, you should have some general ideas about the following items or concepts:about the following items or concepts:

Role and responsibilities of media manager.Role and responsibilities of media manager. Design considerations of User Media Facilities.Design considerations of User Media Facilities. Design considerations of Resource Facilities.Design considerations of Resource Facilities. Technical concerns in media facility design: lighting, Technical concerns in media facility design: lighting,

carpeting, ventilation, color, acoustics, etc.carpeting, ventilation, color, acoustics, etc. Guidelines of the National Information Infrastructure Guidelines of the National Information Infrastructure

(NII).(NII). Media Facility Space Standards.Media Facility Space Standards. Assessment phase of planning a facility.Assessment phase of planning a facility. Pre-design phase of a facility design.Pre-design phase of a facility design. Design phase of a facility design.Design phase of a facility design.

Role and Responsibilities of Role and Responsibilities of Media ManagerMedia Manager An important member of facility design team and An important member of facility design team and

building committee.building committee. A professional expert, who by education end A professional expert, who by education end

experience:experience: Knows what is needed within a media facility.Knows what is needed within a media facility. Can interpret and translate teachings, learning, Can interpret and translate teachings, learning,

communication, and production needs into communication, and production needs into functional facility requirements.functional facility requirements.

Able to work with architects and building Able to work with architects and building planners.planners.

Be constantly alert for instructional applications Be constantly alert for instructional applications of technological innovations.of technological innovations.

Using ConsultantsUsing Consultants

Even the most knowledgeable media manager Even the most knowledgeable media manager cannot be an expert in all areas of educational cannot be an expert in all areas of educational technology. Thus, an outside consultants is usually technology. Thus, an outside consultants is usually needed.needed.

Opinions of outside consultants are often given Opinions of outside consultants are often given more credence than local institutional individuals.more credence than local institutional individuals.

Opinions of outside consultants may reinforce the Opinions of outside consultants may reinforce the recommendations of the media managers and staff.recommendations of the media managers and staff.

Outside consultants may also interject new Outside consultants may also interject new applications of education technology that may have applications of education technology that may have been overlooked by the media manager and staff.been overlooked by the media manager and staff.

Media Space ConsiderationsMedia Space Considerations

Two general Categories of Media Spaces:Two general Categories of Media Spaces:

User FacilitiesUser Facilities: facilities that are used by the service : facilities that are used by the service customers such as teachers, trainers, students, customers such as teachers, trainers, students, salesperson, etc. This includes classrooms, salesperson, etc. This includes classrooms, laboratories, carrel areas, and auditoriums.laboratories, carrel areas, and auditoriums.

Resource FacilitiesResource Facilities: spaces that are necessary to : spaces that are necessary to provide media resources, including media provide media resources, including media collection, circulation, development, and collection, circulation, development, and maintenance facilities.maintenance facilities.

User FacilitiesUser Facilities

Teaching AuditoriumsTeaching Auditoriums ClassroomsClassrooms Video Delivery SystemsVideo Delivery Systems Independent Study AreasIndependent Study Areas Conference RoomsConference Rooms Computer LaboratoriesComputer Laboratories Special Purpose Special Purpose

Laboratories.Laboratories. Graphics, Photo, Graphics, Photo,

Television, and Television, and Multimedia Production Multimedia Production LaboratoriesLaboratories

Television FacilitiesTelevision Facilities

Resource FacilitiesResource Facilities Collections FacilitiesCollections Facilities. .

Three types of media collections: Three types of media collections: 1)1) Prints such as books, newspaper, Prints such as books, newspaper,

magazinesmagazines2)2) Non-print or audiovisualNon-print or audiovisual3)3) Equipment storage areasEquipment storage areas

Equipment Repair/Maintenance AreasEquipment Repair/Maintenance Areas

Media Development FacilitiesMedia Development Facilities: photo, : photo, graphic, video, and multimedia. These graphic, video, and multimedia. These facilities may be shared with the patrons facilities may be shared with the patrons as user facilities also.as user facilities also.

Technical ConcernsTechnical Concerns

LightingLighting Heating/ventilating/CoolingHeating/ventilating/Cooling ElectricityElectricity AcousticsAcoustics CarpetingCarpeting CommunicationsCommunications ColorColor

National Information National Information Infrastructure (NII)Infrastructure (NII)Nineteen national guidelines for a media center:Nineteen national guidelines for a media center: Ensure that all Americans have affordable access to the Ensure that all Americans have affordable access to the

National Information Infrastructure (NII).National Information Infrastructure (NII). Ensure that NII is accessible in a variety of learning Ensure that NII is accessible in a variety of learning

environment.environment. Develop a variety of sustained public and private Develop a variety of sustained public and private

partnerships and funding mechanisms to support partnerships and funding mechanisms to support education and training uses of the NII.education and training uses of the NII.

Make public and private information resources available Make public and private information resources available to schools, institutions of higher education, training to schools, institutions of higher education, training institutions, libraries, and arts and cultural institutions.institutions, libraries, and arts and cultural institutions.

Coordinate NII-related education and training activities Coordinate NII-related education and training activities conducted by federal departments and agencies.conducted by federal departments and agencies.

Develop and disseminate NII guidelines for education and Develop and disseminate NII guidelines for education and training applications.training applications.

NII Guidelines (Continued)NII Guidelines (Continued)

Identify and disseminate effective education and Identify and disseminate effective education and training application of the NII.training application of the NII.

Integrate applications of NII and related Integrate applications of NII and related technologies into education reform plans.technologies into education reform plans.

Develop quality education and training for the NII.Develop quality education and training for the NII. Conduct research on the education and training Conduct research on the education and training

applications of current and emerging technologies.applications of current and emerging technologies. Promote training, professional development, and Promote training, professional development, and

technical assistance for educators as an integral technical assistance for educators as an integral part of the development of the NII.part of the development of the NII.

Support ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness and Support ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness and impact of the NII to inform policymakers and impact of the NII to inform policymakers and educators.educators.

NII Guidelines (Continued)NII Guidelines (Continued)

Emphasize interactive, broadband transmission of Emphasize interactive, broadband transmission of voice, video, and data for education and training.voice, video, and data for education and training.

Provide seamless interconnection among all Provide seamless interconnection among all relevant information networks and services.relevant information networks and services.

Guide the development of voluntary standards that Guide the development of voluntary standards that promote interoperability.promote interoperability.

Ensure that the NII is easy to use.Ensure that the NII is easy to use. Develop comprehensive directories of information Develop comprehensive directories of information

resources and “navigation” systems for locating resources and “navigation” systems for locating these resources.these resources.

Support user collaboration.Support user collaboration. Create adequate measures to protect the security Create adequate measures to protect the security

resources on the networks.resources on the networks.

Planning The FacilityPlanning The FacilityThree important steps:Three important steps:

Need Assessment PhaseNeed Assessment Phase

Pre-design PhasePre-design Phase

Design PhaseDesign Phase

Need Assessment PhaseNeed Assessment PhaseSix Steps for Need Assessment Program:Six Steps for Need Assessment Program: Determine the institution’s missions and goals.Determine the institution’s missions and goals. Determine the media center’s missions and Determine the media center’s missions and

goals.goals. Determine the media center’s program needs and Determine the media center’s program needs and

objectives base on the mission and goals.objectives base on the mission and goals. Identify the media center’s patrons.Identify the media center’s patrons. Determine the project’s effect on the operational Determine the project’s effect on the operational

budget.budget. Determine the political implications.Determine the political implications.

From the above six steps, a document called program From the above six steps, a document called program statement or an academic prospectus can be created statement or an academic prospectus can be created to be reviewed by an institution’s administration.to be reviewed by an institution’s administration.

Click here to view Need Assessment DiagramClick here to view Need Assessment Diagram

Pre-design PhasePre-design Phase

Four steps in pre-design phase:Four steps in pre-design phase:

1.1. Determine specific space requirements for each Determine specific space requirements for each service component.service component.

2.2. Develop functional specifications, which describe Develop functional specifications, which describe what each space is for.what each space is for.

3.3. Develop space detailed specifications.Develop space detailed specifications.

4.4. Develop analysis of costs and initial Develop analysis of costs and initial diagrams/drawings.diagrams/drawings.

From these 4 steps, architects can develop a From these 4 steps, architects can develop a preliminary design for review.preliminary design for review.

Design PhaseDesign Phase

Major steps in designing phase of a media facility:Major steps in designing phase of a media facility:

1. Determine specific needs for each service unit: work 1. Determine specific needs for each service unit: work spaces; patron spaces; equipment, furniture, spaces; patron spaces; equipment, furniture, storage, and traffic patterns.storage, and traffic patterns.

2. Finalize a functional specification for each space.2. Finalize a functional specification for each space.3. Finalize detailed specification for each space.3. Finalize detailed specification for each space.4. Determine the size of each component.4. Determine the size of each component.5. Make scale cutouts of all components.5. Make scale cutouts of all components.6. Lay out several options.6. Lay out several options.7. Pick the best option.7. Pick the best option.8. Locate specific power, plumbing, and 8. Locate specific power, plumbing, and

communication needs.communication needs.9. Give suggested layout to architects.9. Give suggested layout to architects.

Maxims of Facility DesignMaxims of Facility Design · Plan, plan, and plan some more.· Plan, plan, and plan some more. · Learn from others; visit other media centers; do library · Learn from others; visit other media centers; do library

and Internet searches.and Internet searches. · Form must follow function.· Form must follow function. · Programs determine design.· Programs determine design. · Plan for flexibility and change.· Plan for flexibility and change. · Function supersedes aesthetics.· Function supersedes aesthetics. · The best economy is quality.· The best economy is quality. · Involve clients and staff in planning.· Involve clients and staff in planning. · Plan for convenience.· Plan for convenience. · Accessibility invites use.· Accessibility invites use. · Plan for maximum control with minimum supervision.· Plan for maximum control with minimum supervision. · Function outranks windows.· Function outranks windows. · Get everything in writing.· Get everything in writing. · Expect everything to take twice as long as originally · Expect everything to take twice as long as originally

planned.planned. · Change orders mean money to the contractor and · Change orders mean money to the contractor and

additional costs to you.additional costs to you.

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