Information Commons 101: Principles and Good Practices

Date, Location

Tue, 02/24/2009 - 11:00am - 12:30pm

About the Event

Information Commons 101: Principles and Good Practices

Live Webcast
February 24, 2009
11 a.m Pacific | 12:00 p.m. Mountain | 1:00 p.m. Central | 2:00 p.m. Eastern

1.5 hours

Registration is now open.

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Webcast Description:
Is your institution in the planning phase for a library renovation or addition that includes a space that will serve as an information or learning commons?  If so, this webcast will provide an overview of some of the key planning components you should take into consideration as you develop a program for the facility.  Today’s information or learning commons combine access to digital and print content, access to technology, access to expert assistance, and often access to other campus services.  Many institutions focus on selecting furniture and choosing equipment as they plan their commons, and they postpone discussion of some of the elements that can actually be key to the success of their facility – namely, the kinds of services that will be offered and the kinds of staff expertise that will be available.

The presentation will include many photos of information commons to illustrate specific points.

 

This session will explore:

• Visions and goals for information commons
• Linkin the information commons to learning
• Elements of an information commons
• Campus partners
• Staffing
• Understanding collaboration in an information commons setting
• "Quick fixes" while waiting for construction/renovation
• Assessment of an information commons

Intended Audience:
All levels of library staff involved in the planning for an information or learning commons; partners from other campus units who may be involved in offering services in the commons.

Instructors:
Joan K. Lippincott

Joan K. Lippincott is the Associate Executive Director of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), a joint project of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and EDUCAUSE.  CNI, based in Washington, DC, is an institutional membership organization that advances the transformative promise of networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity.  She has been with CNI since 1990.

At CNI, Joan has provided leadership for programs such as New Learning Communities, Assessment of the Networked Environment, Working Together,  and collaborative facilities and learning spaces.  She has written articles and made presentations on such topics as networked information, learning spaces, collaboration among professional groups, assessment, and teaching and learning in the networked environment.  Her chapter on “Net Generation Students and Libraries” in an EDUCAUSE book on Educating the Net Gen www.educause.edu/educatingthenetgen/ has received wide distribution.  She is past chair of the editorial board of College & Research Libraries News and is on the board of the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD).

Joan previously held positions at the libraries of Cornell University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, and SUNY at Brockport.  In addition, she worked at the Research and Policy Analysis Division of the American Council on Education and the National Center for Postsecondary Governance and Finance at the University of Maryland.

Joan received her Ph.D. in higher education policy, planning, and administration from the University of Maryland, her M.L.S. from SUNY Geneseo, and an A.B. from Vassar College.

Additional information is available at:

http://www.cni.org/staff/joan_index.html

Registration
ACRL member: $50
ALA member: $75
CACUL member: Can$90 (charges will be made in U.S. dollars)
Nonmember: $90
Student: $40

Group*: $295

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