Digital
Planning & Preservation
for Libraries
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AI Library Consultant
Programming, Designing, and Building Libraries
Aaron Cohen Associates LTD (ACA) has been programming, designing and building libraries for years. In fact, our library consulting business has always focused on print and digital communications. Our digital asset management experience in the healthcare sector enabled our clients to build new marketing tools. Ideally, our research can help you overcome productivity issues related to the overabundance of internally developed content.
Our commitment to public libraries extends to providing comprehensive support in areas such as library staffing and organizational development. We understand the diverse needs of public libraries and offer customized solutions to enhance their services and operations. Our expertise also extends to schools, colleges, medical centers, and universities, where we provide specialized organizational development services to help these institutions thrive.
With years of experience and a proven track record, Aaron Cohen Associates, Ltd. is the partner you can rely on for all your library design, service, and operations needs. We are passionate about creating exceptional library environments that inspire, empower, and serve diverse communities. Contact us today to explore how we can help transform your library into a hub of knowledge, innovation, and engagement.
Core Capabilities
Digital Planning & Preservation
We prioritize the input and collaboration of our clients throughout our methodology. We believe that incorporating client perspectives is crucial for understanding their unique needs, goals, and vision for their library space. By actively involving our clients in the planning process, we can create tailored solutions that meet their specific requirements. The capabilities below represent the core disciplines we bring to every engagement.
Structuring, archiving, and preserving digital collections so they remain accessible and discoverable across institutional systems and platforms.
Translating service goals into physical environments through evidence-based space planning and architectural programming that supports evolving community needs.
Aligning staffing structures, workflows, and service models with institutional strategy through targeted strategic planning and leadership development.
Conducting rigorous assessments of existing services, collections, and facilities to identify gaps and prioritize investments with measurable outcomes.
Library Environments
Our Approach
Client-Centered Methodology
We prioritize the input and collaboration of our clients throughout our methodology. We believe that incorporating client perspectives is crucial for understanding their unique needs, goals, and vision for their library space. By actively involving our clients in the planning process, we can create tailored solutions that meet their specific requirements.
Our commitment to public libraries extends to providing comprehensive support in areas such as library staffing and organizational development. We understand the diverse needs of public libraries and offer customized solutions to enhance their services and operations. Our expertise also extends to schools, colleges, medical centers, and universities, where we provide specialized organizational development services to help these institutions thrive.
Explore our work across library consulting services, architectural innovation, and digital transformation. Review our consulting portfolio to see the breadth of institutions we have served, from public libraries to research universities and medical centers.
Digital Planning in Practice
From Print to Digital: A Continuous Thread
Our library consulting business has always focused on print and digital communications. The transition from physical to digital collections is not a replacement but a layering: institutions that manage this well maintain the integrity of their historical holdings while making new content immediately discoverable and usable.
Our digital asset management experience in the healthcare sector enabled our clients to build new marketing tools. The same discipline applies in academic and public library contexts: when content is well-structured and properly archived, it becomes a productive resource rather than a storage burden. Ideally, our research can help you overcome productivity issues related to the overabundance of internally developed content.
Effective digital transformation in libraries requires attention to metadata standards, preservation formats, access policies, and staff training. We address all of these in a coordinated plan that fits your institution's scale and budget. Learn more about how we approach academic library evolution and the role of digital collections within it.
Organizational Development
Staffing, Structure, and Sustained Improvement
Our commitment to public libraries extends to providing comprehensive support in areas such as library staffing and organizational development. We understand the diverse needs of public libraries and offer customized solutions to enhance their services and operations.
Our expertise also extends to schools, colleges, medical centers, and universities, where we provide specialized organizational development services to help these institutions thrive. Whether the challenge is restructuring a department after a system migration, preparing staff for a new integrated library system, or building a service model that scales with enrollment growth, we bring a structured, evidence-based process to the work.
We work across institution types. Review our project experience for college and university libraries, government libraries, law libraries, and public libraries to understand the range of organizational challenges we have addressed.