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Key Research Findings

Kilkenny Library

This shows our key research findings in the areas of circular economies, system
and services, stock management, recycling and the social role of the library that
informed our design decisions.

Hypothesis

“What can we do to the books to have a
Key Research Findings
larger impact on the local community”

Circular Economies
• Inputs to system
• Usage
• Removal from system Systems and Services
• Upcycling • MUSTIE system
• Stock management
systems
Stock Management • Weeding
• Past approach to stock
• How it is done now
• Plans for the future Recycling and Upcycling
• 110 million books
newspapers per year
• 13% of this recycled
Social role of Libraries
• Access to knowledge
• Local gathering space
• Community Attraction