Library Space and Design Plan

We are embarking on an exciting project to reimagine uOttawa Library spaces for the future.

We are embarking on an exciting project to reimagine uOttawa Library spaces for the future.  When completed, the Library Space and Design Plan will serve as a roadmap for the transformation of our spaces and facilities. 

Large and small, uOttawa’s libraries are some of the most used places on campus and include: 

  • Morisset Library (MRT includes the Library’s Archives and Special Collections and Content and Access services on the concourse level)
  • Brian Dickson Law Library (FTX)
  • Health Sciences Library (RGN)
  • Learning Crossroads (at CRX. the library manages spaces on floors 2 and 5)
  • Social Sciences Library (FSS 2010)
  • Management Library (DMS 2141)

To stay current and meet the changing needs of our campus community, many of these spaces need to be revitalized and reimagined.  A cohesive Library Space and Design Plan will help us map out the future of our libraries on campus and the steps we need to take to arrive there.

March 2023

From February 6-10 students were invited to share their ideas and reactions about library spaces on a series of poster boards located on the main floor and 2nd floor of Morisset.  Students cast almost 2,000 votes for the kinds of spaces and furnishings they preferred and shared 376 comments.

The elements that students were most interested in?

  • Natural daylight
  • Warm materials
  • Serene spaces, green space
  • More electrical outlets
  • Quiet study spaces
  • Active/collaborative study spaces
  • More amenities (vending machines, nap pods)
Library Space and Design Plan
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