#information commons

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‘Commons’ Thread from Roz’s ALA

Ok – Thread two from ALA now that I have had time to reflect on it is perhaps related to Info Commons. One of my big projects going into the fall is working with Mary Beth and coming up with a plan for a possible information commons on Reynolds 2. For Mary Beth and I,... more

Information Commons 2.0 Webcast

This afternoon 18+ folks gathered in LIB204 for a webcast from ACRL on Information Commons. The sections was led by Joan Lippencott. Here are the notes from the session – it will be available online from ACRL and I will post the link here when available. She began by discussing the concepts of Information Commons... more

ZSR Staff Development Tour of the ASU Library and Information Commons

On Wednesday, March 25th, 7 members of the ZSR Staff, Rosalind Tedford, Mary Beth Lock, Lauren Pressley, Kaeley McMahon, Sarah Jeong, Christian Burris and myself loaded up in the WFU Student Life van and headed up 421 to visit the ASU Library and Information Commons in Boone. We arrived and started a tour around 10:30am.... more

learning commons

Demonstration: The Learning Commons: Creating and Sustaining a Student-Focused Learning Space (Joe Williams, Janelle Joseph) Background Learning Commons: social, friendly, inviting, support learning Access to resources, images, ideas, inspiration, research support, productivity support (applications, etc), as well as social components Renovation of East Wing Involved students, faculty, staff Floor plan You can see the PowerPoint... more