Friday, March 27, 2009

NG][MEDIA CENTER




We were able to decide what we wanted for our final project with the Middle School or the High School.  I chose to work on the Media Center in the High School.  Jovana and i are working together to come up with some ideas to bring into the Media Center.  Jovana went one day without me because i had the flu at the time.  A couple of days later i was well enough to go on my own and get some pictures and talk with the Media Center workers.  They were extremely excited about everything that we came up with thus far, and also gave us some ideas for the space.  They told us their likes and dislikes about the space.  For Example, they liked the lighting in the space.  They say that it works with what the library is for, and that is reading.  The light in the space does not come in too strong to see.  And the artificial light is well organized to give light where need be.  However they do not like the central desk because of the single level that  the stand on everyday.  They would like to have a raised floor to give a better view around and better ergonomics.  The nook in the space is like a focal point of the room, it is the only part of the media center that has color and is almost closed in.  This could use some work, for example, the students put on poetry readings and also other performances, and the media center workers would like to see the nook into good use.  They would like to see a stage or an internet cafe in that area.  We are also looking at the individual seating area that student rarely use, because most of the time the students come in larger groups for projects in their classes for research or a quite place to work.  We are mainly focusing on these areas, Central desk, nook and individual seating but we are also addressing some of the other problems that occur in the space.

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