Co-Creation of Knowledge in the Interaction Age Navjit Brar, MA, MLS Reference & Instructional Services Coordinator Robert E. Kennedy Library California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, California USA [email protected]************ Mary M. Somerville, MA, MLS, PhD Associate Library Dean San José State University Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library San José, California USA [email protected]Tenth National Convention on Knowledge, Library and Information Networking New Delhi, India
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Our project supported both types of Our project supported both types of interactioninteraction
Story #1 – Cal Poly
Federated Search Interface Re-Design
. Google ‘look and feel’
• ‘My e-shelf’ functionalities
• ‘My databases’ course lists
• ‘My e-journal’ search history & alert profile
Mock-up
Actual
Lessons Learned
Collaborative re-design produces insights into users’ perspectives.
Interactive dialogue improves user-
centered design concepts.
Evidence-based techniques initiates
promising user-designer relationships.
Story #2: Cal Poly CommonsFaculty Development + Information Technology
+ University Library = Learning Commons Partners Good pedagogy, enabling technology, information
resources
Integrated Service Point = Physical Co-location “One stop” technical and research consultation
“Zone of innovation” Space for experimental approaches to teaching and
learning
Learning Commons Partners’ Goals
Enable faculty innovation and curriculum revitalization with technological infrastructure, pedagogy and technology expertise, and information resources and consultation
Encourage application of constructivist principles to advance students’ information, communication, and technology proficiencies for life long learning
Students’ Learning Commons Requirements
Provide flexible, multi-use collaborative space and services
Create a comprehensive development and viewing tool for Senior Projects
Motivation Senior Project is the culminating
Cal Poly graduation requirement. Students need integrated system
for sharing ideas, developing concepts, and demonstrating competence.
Functionality Senior Idea Meeting Place: find
student researchers Senior Project Development:
facilitate faculty supervisor identification and communication
Showcase: find and view finished projects
Work TablesFoodBooks
ComputersCaffeine
+_Couches__ STUDENT HAVEN!
Multimedia Café
Café Requirements Access to food and drinks Study and eat/drink concurrently Study individually Study in groups Relax/leisure time
Initial Design: Café Functionalities Group Tables w/ computer terminals – group work Internet Bar & Work Tables – individual work Coffee & Snack Counter – food/drinks Coffee Tables & Couches – relaxation/leisure
Data Gathering Usability evaluations of Starbucks, Borders, Barnes & Noble,
library Surveys and focus groups
Lounge
Students’Commons
Design Prototype
Individual Workstations
3-D Virtual Reality Studio
A Project
A Theater
A Work of Art
In ConclusionCo-Design offers,New Student-centred learning
outcomes
Reconsideration of non-consultative approach to educational design & delivery strategies
Move from ‘library-centric’ to ‘user-centric’ decision making processes
Advance academic library centrality and reach the unreachable in the Knowledge Age
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