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Library Planning Workshop
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The Library’s Digital Data and an Ark Full of Books
As society embraces all forms of digital entertainment, a latter-day Noah is looking the other way. Brewster Kahle, who runs the Internet Archive, a nonprofit, hopes to collect one copy…
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Library Technology and the Friction Problem
The service desk is an important element in the design of a future library. It is a functional element that enhances the space and the service. The design of a…
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The Library is an Asset: Peer Learning – Conceptualization of Library Space
The library is an asset in the development of learning spaces. It is a place that can be transformed for different types of learning - individual, peer and collaborative learning.…
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Creating Learning Spaces Through Collaboration – The Library is a 3rd Place to Consider
The way students are learning with technology and the availability of social media is a change from the traditional lecture style class. Many complain that the PowerPoint Lectures do not…
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Hunters and Gatherers: Reshaping the 21st Century Community College Library
The community college library is a very important anchor for peer to peer learning activities. We are proud to be presenting at the Hunters and Gatherers: Reshaping the 21st Century…
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The e-book: Why the fate of bookstores are important to libraries..
In a recent article by the New York Times entitled "The Bookstores Last Stand," we noted that the e-book is changing the way bookstores are serving their customers. The functionality…
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The Community College – According to the President has value..
We need our community college libraries to work within, across and beyond their boundaries. We need academic libraries to widen access to scholarly work whenever possible. Despite the lack of…
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The Joy of Quiet in the Library
The library environment can be many things to many people. In 2012, it will be important to off-set the number of active and collaborative spaces with the number of individual…
the language of library space
A recent article from Inside Higher Education focuses on the need to balance quiet and active spaces in the library. Project Information Literacy study found that students minimize technology use…
