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The Scholars Commons:Customized Spaces and Services for Faculty & Graduate Students
Academic Learning Spaces Conference:
Invention, (Re)Invention, and Innovation
Monday, June 7, 2010
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Demographics
Florida State University• Carnegie Classification:
Research University/Very High Research Activity Graduate Instruction: Comprehensive Doctoral/MedVet
• 41,065 students • 8,557 graduate students• 70+ PhD programs• 1600 Faculty
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The Way We Were
• Traditional organizational structure with separate reference, instruction, government documents, and collection development departments
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Where We Were
Few differentiated spaces in libraries for different types of users, work, or styles
Different opinions about noise, cell phone use, food & drink, social spaces
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How We Changed
• Restructured staff to provide services based on user groups– Undergraduate Services– Faculty & Graduate Research Services →
Scholars Commons• Assessed needs and preferences of users• Renovated spaces to serve needs of user groups• Developed customized services for user groups
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Restructured Staff to Serve Faculty and Graduate Students
Scholars Commons
– 8 librarians with subject specialties from different departments formed Scholars Commons faculty
• Reference & Government Documents
• Instruction
• Collection development
• Multimedia production
– Team-management
– Service desk staffed primarily by staff and students
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Assessed User Needs & PreferencesA variety of assessments provided information
about faculty and graduate student research processes; satisfaction with current services, resources, and spaces; and unmet needs and desires
• Quality Enhancement Review• Doctoral student surveys• LibQual• Focus Groups• Interviews with faculty• Large-scale graduate student study
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What We Learned
• Quiet spaces preferred for individual study
• Collaborative spaces needed for group work
• Faculty want opportunities to foster interdisciplinary research
• Need for forums to share research
• Need for ongoing updates on research tools for faculty and graduate students
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Renovated Spaces:Strozier Ground Floor: Before
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Strozier Ground Floor Renovation Plan
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New Storage Space for CollectionsMaps, microform, reference and government documents were selected to be moved into compact shelving.
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Common Area
New tables and seating make the common area more comfortable and inviting. Connectivity for wireless and electricity was enhanced.
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Study and Collaborative Spaces
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Study and Collaborative Spaces
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Instructional Space
Classroom with laptops and moveable furniture that can be configured in multiple ways
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Developed Customized Services
• Take faculty services to faculty
• Collaborate to create course-specific content in course-management systems
• Partnerships with other campus units make services available in library
• Programs bring together people from diverse academic departments
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Developed Customized Services
• Create specialized workshops and courses
• Extensive collection development work with faculty
• Librarians hold office hours in library
• Support promotion and
tenure documentation
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Moving Forward
• Continuing assessment of users
• Space reconfigurations in response to user needs
• Expanding services and identifying new ones
• Continuing to develop relationships with faculty
• Investigating collection and storage of data from faculty and graduate student research
• Working with faculty on copyright and scholarly communication issues
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Panel Contact Information
• Marcia Gorin, Florida State University,
Scholars Commons, [email protected]
• Gloria Colvin, Florida State University,
Scholars Commons, [email protected]