Learning Commons
Evolution and Collaborative Essentials

Barbara Schader (Edited by)

9781843343127, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 31 March 2008

468 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 2.9 cm, 0.69 kg

"…highly recommended for all academic libraries." --The Electronic Library

"Each article is well written, edited and represented with figures and tables." --The Electronic Library

This book examines successfully planned and implemented learning commons at several different academic institutions around the world. These case studies provide a methodology for effective planning, implementation and assessment. Practical information is provided on how to collaborate with campus stakeholders, estimate budgeting and staffing and determine the equipment, hardware and software needs. Also provided are memoranda of understandings (MOUs), planning checklists and assessment tools. This book reflects a unifying focus on both the evolution of learning commons to learning spaces and the collaborative aspect of co-creating learning spaces.

From Information Commons to Learning Commons and learning spaces: An evolutionary context
Circle of service: A collaborative Information Commons planning model
The Information Commons at the University of Calgary: Building on collaboration: A case study
Building for learning: Synergy of space, technology and collaboration
The Saltire Centre and the Learning Commons concept
Transforming library space for student learning: The Learning Commons at Ohio University’s Alden Library
Supporting the Learning Commons concept in ‘real life’
Putting learners at the centre: The Learning Commons journey at Victoria University
Improving student life, learning and support through collaboration, integration and innovation
The Information Commons at the University of Auckland
Improving student life, learning and support through co-location, collaboration, integration and innovation
Beyond Facebook: Thinking of the Learning Commons as a social network.

Subject Areas: Library & information sciences [GL]