The Learning Commons: Seven Simple Steps to Transform Your Library (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781598845174)

This simple guide provides valuable insights for transforming an out-of-date public, school, or academic library into a thriving, user-centric learning commons.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.

Author: Pam Colburn Harland
ISBN-10: 1598845179
ISBN-13: 9781598845174
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Language: English
Published: 01/31/2011
Pages: 132
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 01/01/2012 pg. 148
Reference and Research Bk News 06/01/2011 pg. 324