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Tech Therapy: The Library Building

Tom — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:18:25 +0000

The most recent edition of Tech Therapy examines The Future of College Libraries. They talk about planning library spaces. It’s all a bit basic, but they provide a good overview of some of the big issues.

Information Commons Workshop

Tom — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:54:00 +0000

My workshop on Tuesday seemed to go well. I had very engaged and participatory attendees which makes all the difference in the world.

As I promised the group, I have uploaded my presentation to my slideshare space and it can be found here.

New Learning Commons Librarian

Tom — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:18:24 +0000

Rudy Leon, the new Learning Commons Librarian at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign’s Undergraduate Library posted a request to try and make a list of other “learning commons” librarians. I spoke with Rudy at Internet Librarian and she and I talked about trying to have a more vocal and collaborative relationship with other librarians who run a learning/library/information commons. Her request is a first step in that direction. So, if you are in charge of a commons and want to connect to a larger community, please go to her blog and respond!