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The Learning Commons : Seven Simple Steps to Transform Your Library
Overview
This simple guide provides valuable insights for transforming an out-of-date public, school, or academic library into a thriving, user-centric learning commons.
The goal of the learning-commons strategy is to provide a centralized, "go-to" location for all users seeking help on the complex issues of teaching, researching, and being a global citizen in our changing world. A library organized around the learning-commons construct fosters collaborative work and social interaction between users during research and learning. This paradigm also encourages use of innovative technologies and information resources. Transforming a traditional library into a thriving learning commons does take some planning and effort, however. Each of the seven chapters in this book explains a simple step that a librarian can take to improve their facility. Photographs and concrete examples of the suggested strategies are included; checklists at the end of each chapter serve as indicators for measuring progress. This text is useful for library administrators in school settings (both public and private, K-12) as well as academic, public, and special libraries.This item is Non-Returnable
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- ISBN-13: 9781598845174
- ISBN-10: 1598845179
- Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
- Publish Date: January 2011
- Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.83 pounds
- Page Count: 132
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