Components of a Learning Center
- computer workstations clusters;
- a service desk;
- collaborative learning spaces;
- presentation support centres;
- instructional technology centres for
faculty development;
- electronic classrooms;
- writing centres and other academic
support units;
- spaces for meetings, seminars,
receptions, programmes and cultural events;
- cafes and lounge areas.
Integrates information, technology, and wrting services - along
with expert help - to create a learning environment that is
more complete, more holistic and much more exciting.
A new conception of library services
http://libraryspaceplanning.com/assets/resource/Information-or-Learning-Commons.pdf
The first paradigm of library design brought the reader and
printed material together in a particular physical space. But
once every space is potentially a library space - that is to
say, an information rich space - the design challenge is less
with the interaction of readers and books and more with the
connection between space and learning
http://libraryspaceplanning.com/assets/resource/Libraries-and-learning.pdf