Investigation into Contemporary Libraries and

This project was to be a practical research investigation where relevant information is shared to help school leaders facilitate their visioning, thinking and their development process from the initial concept of their library/information centre to the physical layout and the equipping of hardware including possibilities for them to consider in design and décor. The purpose of this paper is also to provide people with the opportunity to consider many of the components that need to be taken into account before making the transition from the traditional form of library to the new integration of information communication technologies to become an information centre. A centre that manages all access to information into the school across a variety of platforms, to enable children to become more independent self motivated lifetime learners. The body of this research includes case studies of a variety of libraries/information centres both public libraries/information centres and schools in Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire in the USA and schools in Melbourne Australia and some schools in West Auckland, New Zealand. Some of the case studies do hav