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- 1. Transitioning to a Learning Commons
- 2. Why talk abouta new model? Managing systemic transition Clear signal Support Expectation Central to mission Student and faculty centric Reorient thinking
- 3. What is alibrary?
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- 7. What it is,what it isn’t Teaching space Doing space Performance space Communications space Digital space Social space It isn’t a quiet space It isn’t a storage space
- 8. Library LearningCommons Books on shelves Reading in diverse formats
- 9. Library LearningCommons Silent individuals Active groups
- 10. Library LearningCommons Developing print literacy Developing multiple / transliteracies: print, auditory, visual, digital
- 11. Library LearningCommons Term papers Multimedia and collaborative projects as well as term papers
- 12. Library LearningCommons Teaching how to find information, books as sources Locating and evaluating information from diverse and global sources
- 13. Library LearningCommons Information gathering as a solitary pursuit Information gathering as a collaborative and interactive activity conducted with global partners
- 14. Library LearningCommons Having program goals Helping students and faculty meet their goals
- 15. Library LearningCommons Faculty retrieve information Faculty center for professional development
- 16. Library LearningCommons Organizing information by a set of rules and tools Helping users organize information and tools in ways that make sense to them
- 17. Library LearningCommons Serves patrons in finding resources Supports patrons in the digital world, and in building understanding of their place in the digital world
- 18. Library LearningCommons Librarian as copyright enforcer Librarian as intellectual property counselor
- 19. Library LearningCommons Order, rules and policies Comfort, service and meeting individual needs
- 20. Library LearningCommons Bricks, mortar, tables, shelves Online services, digital resources
- 21. Library LearningCommons Directed by professional librarians Developing whole-school ownership guided by professional librarians
- 22. What is alibrary collection? A new mission Skills in finding, evaluating and transforming information to deepen understanding and knowledge Information is global, comes from diverse sources and represents diverse points of view
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- 24. Benefits to facultyResistance to change Implied expectation Mourning New skills Professional development Valuing risk
- 25. It is nota popularity contest
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- 27. The Transition 2007- 2011 Ripe for change Supportive administrations Occasional bumps Long term planning
- 28. Priorities Space -clearing square footage Staffing Technology Space usage analysis Student centered mission Policies - social media Program CURRICULUM
- 29. Staffing Headlibrarian and generic support staff Evolved to: Information Specialist / Librarian Student Accounts Specialist Media Production Specialist Teen Services Specialist: Reader’s Advisory and Social Media
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- 31. Space 1st -social/tech/instructional 2nd - group study 3rd - silent study, Media Lab, instructional Space hierarchy
- 32. Student Centered Studentssee themselves reflected in the space More activities Wii Game Days Teen Tech Week Media Projects
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- 34. Before / After3rd floor
- 35. Before / AfterMedia Lab
- 36. Before / AfterReference
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- 39. Credits Brandy night( http://www.flickr.com/photos/13095013@N06/4621669502 ) The Whole World in My Hands ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobs_d40/4584201769/ ) Southland Paper Mill, 1943( http://www.flickr.com/photos/8623220@N02/2179910918 ) Timken Roller Bearing Co., 1950 ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/7167652@N06/3333259091 ) Its Future is in our Hands-Live Earth ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/14516334@N00/759309122 ) Theology books, Bristol Library ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/99861378@N00/8815257 ) Personal Ecosystem ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/32729422@N00/2367540964 ) Through a Child’s Eye ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/21681746@N00/867883420 ) Getting ready for OLED Technology ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/16077535@N00/199892187 ) Community Virtual Library ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/94125987@N00/5053110201 ) Shhh ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/81619620@N00/3297040703 ) Universe in a magic drop ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/16230215@N08/4675654961 ) Hands ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/24742305@N00/2344975342 ) Library books - shelving stacks ( http ://www.flickr.com/photos/29817792@N08/3554627444 ) Angry @ the Terrorists ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/72511655@N00/221521979 )