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978-1-5381-4113-7 • Hardback • August 2020 • $73.00 • (£56.00)
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Charles Forrest has more than thirty-five years of experience in academic and research libraries. After nearly a decade with the University of Illinois libraries in both Chicago and Urbana-Champaign, he came to Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1988 where he held a series of administrative positions in the Library, including director of instructional support services, director of planning and budget, and most recently director of library facilities. He served as library project manager for many library construction and renovation projects at Emory, including the Center for Library and Information Resources, a major addition to and renovation of Emory’s main library. Charles retired from the University in May 2016. Charles has served as a library juror for the American Institute of Architects/American Library Association Library Building Awards, the American Library Association/International Interior Design Association biennial Library Building Awards, and Library Journal’s “New Landmark Libraries (Academic)” series. A published author and regular presenter at conferences, workshops and institutes, he is currently principal and owner of 21st Century Libraries Consulting, LLC.
Dr. Martin Halbert is a recognized figure in library innovation, and serves as Dean of Libraries at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is also President of the Educopia Institute, an educational nonprofit that advances the well-being of libraries by fostering the advancement of shared information systems and infrastructures, and was one of the founding partners of the US National Digital Preservation Program. Halbert has a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary liberal arts from Emory University; his research examines the future of digital scholarship and research library services. He has served as principal investigator for grants and contracts totaling more than $7 M, funding more than a dozen large scale collaborative projects among many educational institutions. Halbert has previously worked for the University of North Texas, Emory University, Rice University, UT Austin, and the IBM Corporation.
Foreword
Susan K. Nutter
Acknowledgements
Charles G. Forrest and Martin D. Halbert
Introduction
Charles G. Forrest and Martin D. Halbert
Part I: The Information Commons
1. Origin and evolution of the commons in academic libraries
Liz Milewicz
2. Surveying the landscape
Joan Lippincott
3. 21st century library service design
Elliot Felix and Matthew Swift
4. Integrating technology into the Information Commons
Parke Rhoads
5. Designing flexible spaces
Summer Cook and Betsy Maddox
6. Tying it all together
Kelly Brubaker
Part II: Field Guide Entries
Introduction to the Field Guide Entries
Kristi Burns
Field Guide Entries
Claremont Colleges Library (CA)
Collaborative Commons
Dartmouth College (NH)
Jones Media Center
Duke University (NC)
The Ruppert Commons for Research, Technology and Collaboration (The Edge)
Emory University (GA)
Learning Commons, Student Digital Life
Indiana University (IN)
Learning Commons
Jackson State University (MS)
JSU Innovate
Kansas State University (KS)
K-State InfoCommons
North Carolina State University (NC)
Lake Raleigh Learning Commons
Ohio University (OH)
Learning Commons
Pennsylvania State University (PA)
Knowledge Commons
Simon Fraser University (BC, Canada)
Student Learning Commons
Texas Christian University (TX)
Information Commons
Trinity University (TX)
Info Commons
University of Cape Town (South Africa)
Knowledge Commons, Research Commons, & Learning Commons
University of Central Florida (FL)
Knowledge Commons
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IL)
Scholarly Commons
University of Iowa (IA)
Learning Commons
University of Maryland (MD)
Terrapin Learning Commons
University of Minnesota Twin Cities (MN)
SMART Learning Commons
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (NC)
Digital Media Commons
University of North Texas (TX)
Collaboration & Learning Commons
University of North Texas (TX)
The Factory
University of Oklahoma (OK)
Helmerich Collaborative Learning Center
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (TN)
Studio
University of Texas (TX)
PCL Learning Commons
Virginia Commonwealth University (VA)
Collaboration Room
Virginia Tech University (VA)
Learning Commons
Afterword
Marie S. A. Sorensen
Appendix A: Field Guide Entry Survey Form
Appendix B: Timeline of Information Commons Development
About the Editors and Contributors
Index
Information commons bring together technology, resources, and services in one “common” physical space to appeal to students. In this update to the 2009 edition of A Field Guide to the Information Commons, editors Forrest and Halbert describe evolutions in information commons over the past 10 years, and discuss how academic libraries are keeping pace with the needs of campus communities. Like the first edition, this book is divided into two distinct parts: essays that explore information commons from “historical, organizational, technological, and architectural perspectives”; followed by more than two dozen descriptions of information commons in academic libraries worldwide. The book’s photos and floor plans are helpful for visualizing the space being described. This is a solid work for understanding the past, present, and future of the information commons. Librarians, as well as library science students and professors, will benefit from this worthwhile read.
— Library Journal