Classic Note Entries

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 centers and other academic support units;
  • spaces for meetings, seminars, receptions, programmes and cultural events;
  • cafes and lounge areas.

Integrates information, technology, and writing 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