Follet Transition to Learning Commons
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Transcript of Follet Transition to Learning Commons
Why talk about a new model?
Managing systemic transition
Clear signal Support Expectation Central to mission Student and faculty
centric Reorient thinking
What is a library?
Cultural associations
Telephone
Telephone?
What it is, what it isn’t
Teaching space Doing space Performance space Communications space Digital space Social space It isn’t a quiet space It isn’t a storage space
Library Learning Commons
Books on shelves Reading in diverse formats
Library Learning Commons
Silent individuals Active groups
Library Learning Commons
Developing print literacy
Developing multiple / transliteracies: print, auditory, visual, digital
Library Learning Commons
Term papers Multimedia and collaborative projects as well as term papers
Library Learning Commons
Teaching how to find information, books as sources
Locating and evaluating information from diverse and global sources
Library Learning Commons
Information gathering as a solitary pursuit
Information gathering as a collaborative and interactive activity conducted with global partners
Library Learning Commons
Having program goals Helping students and faculty meet their goals
Library Learning Commons
Faculty retrieve information
Faculty center for professional development
Library Learning Commons
Organizing information by a set of rules and tools
Helping users organize information and tools in ways that make sense to them
Library Learning Commons
Serves patrons in finding resources
Supports patrons in the digital world, and in building understanding of their place in the digital world
Library Learning Commons
Librarian as copyright enforcer
Librarian as intellectual property counselor
Library Learning Commons
Order, rules and policies
Comfort, service and meeting individual needs
Library Learning Commons
Bricks, mortar, tables, shelves
Online services, digital resources
Library Learning Commons
Directed by professional librarians
Developing whole-school ownership guided by professional librarians
It’s not about the books
What is a library collection?
Benefits to students
Benefits to faculty
Resistance to change Implied expectation Mourning New skills Professional
development Valuing risk
Evolving information technologies
The Transition 2007 - 2011
Ripe for change Supportive administrations Occasional bumps Long term planning
Priorities
Staffing
Head librarian and generic support staffEvolved to:Information Specialist / LibrarianStudent Accounts SpecialistMedia Production SpecialistTeen Services Specialist: Reader’s Advisory and Social Media
Technology
Space
1st - social/tech/instructional
2nd - group study 3rd - silent study, Media
Lab, instructional Space hierarchy
Student Centered
Students see themselves reflected in the space
More activities Wii Game Days Teen Tech Week Media Projects
Collaboration and Social Media
Before / After 3rd floor
Before / After Media Lab
Before / After Reference
Data
Today
Credits
Brandy night (http://www.flickr.com/photos/13095013@N06/4621669502) The Whole World in My Hands (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobs_d40/4584201769/) Southland Paper Mill, 1943(http://www.flickr.com/photos/8623220@N02/2179910918) Timken Roller Bearing Co., 1950 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7167652@N06/3333259091) Its Future is in our Hands-Live Earth (http://www.flickr.com/photos/14516334@N00/759309122) Theology books, Bristol Library (http://www.flickr.com/photos/99861378@N00/8815257) Personal Ecosystem (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32729422@N00/2367540964) Through a Child’s Eye (http://www.flickr.com/photos/21681746@N00/867883420) Getting ready for OLED Technology (http://www.flickr.com/photos/16077535@N00/199892187) Community Virtual Library (http://www.flickr.com/photos/94125987@N00/5053110201) Shhh (http://www.flickr.com/photos/81619620@N00/3297040703) Universe in a magic drop (http://www.flickr.com/photos/16230215@N08/4675654961) Hands (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24742305@N00/2344975342) Library books - shelving stacks (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29817792@N08/3554627444)