With one of the leading research libraries in North America, this university decided to create a world-class facility worthy of the institution’s ranking. But first, the leadership team wanted options. An easy solution for most universities would be to build a new facility, but this particular library building is at the heart of campus and serves as a cultural pillar for students and campus life. Further complicating matters, the library is land-locked in all directions, so adding square-footage is difficult. The university asked Haworth’s Workplace Strategy team to look at the existing facility to understand how their students, professors, and faculty currently work within the library, and to map issues that would be difficult to quantify, such as: • The faculty’s ability to adapt t

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