1. Library Management: Visualized Critique Inna Gogina, Mara Cabrera, Megan Anthony, Susan Prpich LIBR 204. Information Organization & Management, Section 11 Professor Wayne Disher San José State University July 25, 2013

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3. Improvement Recommendation 1: LAPL: Solar Power Installation – 73 branches Studio City Library

4. Improvement Recommendation 1: LAPL: Solar Power Installation

5. Improvement Recommendation 1: LAPL: Solar Power Installation – 73 branches Cost of Electricity in Libraries

6. Improvement Recommendation 1: LAPL: Solar Power Installation

8. Improvement Recommendation 1: LAPL: Solar Power Installation – Best Practices Milwaukee Central Library Image credit: Public Domain Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Milwaukee_Central_Library_Mar10.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Milwaukee_Central_Library_Mar10.jpg

9. Improvement Recommendation 1: LAPL: Solar Power Installation

10. Improvement Recommendation 2: LAPL: Multilingual Website

12. Improvement Recommendation 2: 2010 Census, City of Los Angeles: Languages Spoken at Home Population 5 years and over3,526,745 English only1,413,07540.1% Language other than English2,113,67059.9% Speak English less than "very well"1,055,07929.9% Spanish1,515,88843% Speak English less than "very well"789,23222.4% Other Indo-European languages242,7406.9% Speak English less than "very well"93,6142.7% Asian and Pacific Islander languages305,2628.7% Speak English less than "very well"157,9024.5%

13. Improvement Recommendation 2: California Law: Foreign Languages in Public Services GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 7290-7299.8 7295. Any materials explaining services available to the public shall be translated into any non-English language spoken by a substantial number of the public served by the agency. Whenever notice of the availability of materials explaining services available is given, orally or in writing, it shall be given in English and in the non-English language into which any materials have been translated. The determination of when these materials are necessary when dealing with local agencies shall be left to the discretion of the local agency. 7290. This chapter may be known and cited as the Dymally-Alatorre Bilingual Services Act. 7291. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the effective maintenance and development of a free and democratic society depends on the right and ability of its citizens and residents to communicate with their government and the right and ability of the government to communicate with them. […] It is the intention of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to provide for effective communication between all levels of government in this state and the people of this state who are precluded from utilizing public services because of language barriers.

14. Improvement Recommendation 2: LAPL: Multilingual Website – Legislative Compliance As a result of 2010 Census, City of Los Angeles is required to provide language assistance in 8 non-English languages: Spanish Chinese Japanese Korean Tagalog Vietnamese Hindi Thai Additional languages: Armenian & Russian Source: City of Los Angeles, & Villaraigosa (2012 )

15. Improvement Recommendation 2: LAPL: Multilingual Website

17. Improvement Recommendation 2: LAPL: Multilingual Website – Best Practices: CA.gov Google Translate feature: 71 languages

18. Improvement Recommendation 2: LAPL: Multilingual Website – Best Practices: CA.gov CA.gov in Chinese

19. Improvement Recommendation 3: LAPL: Complete Renovation – NH Branch North Hollywood Regional Library

20. Improvement Recommendation 3: LAPL: Complete Renovation – NH Branch

21. L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 302

22. Improvement Recommendation 3: LAPL: Complete Renovation – NH Branch L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 302

23. Improvement Recommendation 3: LAPL: Complete Renovation – NH Branch Outdated Facilities

24. Improvement Recommendation 3: LAPL: Complete Renovation – NH Branch Children Section

25. Improvement Recommendation 3: LAPL: Complete Renovation – NH Branch Teens Section

26. Improvement Recommendation 3: LAPL: Complete Renovation – NH Branch Magazines Section, Rec. Room

27. Improvement Recommendation 3: LAPL: Complete Renovation – NH Branch ADA Compliance

28. Improvement Recommendation 3: LAPL: Complete Renovation – NH Branch ADA Compliance

29. Improvement Recommendation 3: LAPL: Complete Renovation – NH Branch Parking Lot : 17 Spaces

30. Improvement Recommendation 3: LAPL: Complete Renovation – NH Branch Staff Parking

31. Improvement Recommendation 3: LAPL: Complete Renovation – NH Branch North Hollywood Park

32. Improvement Recommendation 3: LAPL: Complete Renovation – NH Branch

34. Improvement Recommendation 3: Complete Renovation – Best Practices Image credit: Garfield226 Creative Commons ASA 3.0 Unported license Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:STLCentrallibrary.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:STLCentrallibrary.jpg St. Louis Central Library

35. Improvement Recommendation 3: LAPL: Complete Renovation – NH Branch

36. Improvement Recommendation 4: LAPL: “Wasted Spaces” - Space planning

37. Improvement Recommendation 4: LAPL: “Wasted Spaces” – Space planning LAPL- Space between floors

38. Improvement Recommendation 4: LAPL: “Wasted Spaces” – Space planning LAPL-”Equipment Center”

39. Improvement Recommendation 4: LAPL: “Wasted Spaces” – Space planning

41. Improvement Recommendation 4: LAPL: “Wasted Spaces” – Space planning (Best Practices) West Hollywood Public Library

42. Improvement Recommendation 4: LAPL: “Wasted Spaces” – Space planning (Best Practices) West Hollywood Public Library

43. Improvement Recommendation 4: LAPL: “Wasted Spaces” – Space planning (Best Practices) Old Town Newhall Public Library

44. Improvement Recommendation 5: LAPL: “Wayfinding” – Maps and Signs

45. LAPL-Central Library

46. Improvement Recommendation 5: LAPL: “Wayfinding” – Maps and Signs LAPL-Central Library

47. Improvement Recommendation 5: LAPL: “Wayfinding” – Maps and Signs

49. Improvement Recommendation 5: LAPL: “Wayfinding” – Maps and Signs (Best Practices) Boston Public Library

50. Improvement Recommendation 5: LAPL: “Wayfinding” – Maps and Signs (Best Practices) Boston Public Library