The resultant scenarios are intended to serve as stimuli to further reflection as we move from general principles towards a set of concrete planning goals. Work within existing structure alone, keep costs down, act quickly.
Action taken here amounts to modest renovation.
The founders conceived of the collection as a lean and aggressively managed one, whose thematic emphases as well as specific holdings would closely reflect changes in College curriculum and staffing. Meeting currently unsatisfied needs and providing for any modest new ones can thus be accomplished through greater efficiency rather than expansion. In the first place, shifting nonessential facilities to other locations would result in an increase in net available space. It was always assumed that students and faculty would rely on outside sources for specialized research materials. Today that process is easier than ever.