Transforming Libraries into Social and Community Spaces -US experience Creating learning environments through exploring space designs Virtual presentation for Library and Information Professionals Summit 2014: “From Brick to Click: Transforming Libraries into Social Spaces”, University of Delhi South Campus & Society for Library Professionals , New Delhi, India, February 7 th , 2014.
Transforming Libraries into Social and Community Spaces -US experience
Jan 21, 2015
Transforming Libraries into Social and Community Spaces -US experience
As new academic and research areas are emerging in today's academic environment in the U.S., and as student enrollment continues to increase in many institutions, it becomes imperative that academic libraries envision
new approaches to provide efficient services and enhanced facilities to students.
Today's undergraduate student will need to work in a team setting with other students. The team's success will largely depend on how efficiently they worked with each other, shared interdisciplinary subject area expertise, gathered all the relevant information necessary for their projects and completed group assignments. They are also required to present
their final project in class as required by the professor teaching this class.
Normally, this presentation is a group presentation requiring elaborate planning, and collaboration while preparing for it.
Students after graduation are also required to effectively work in a team setting in companies they will be working for. Since group work is absolutely critical, students must learn how to successfully collaborate in a team setting, if they are to succeed in real life scenarios. Therefore, to assist students in this endeavor, libraries must envision and design space that provides opportunities for students to learn and apply skills in successfully completing team based projects.
This presentation highlights how libraries at some U.S. institutions have
redefined and redesigned space to inspire successful collaboration, research, group based team consultations, learning through interaction and in the process create engaging learning environments. Collaborative space designs also encourage dialog and interaction among group members to result in active knowledge learning and sharing among themselves. The space must also provide opportunities for quiet and individual learning environments. New technologies, wireless access, latest electronic resources whenever possible,
and equipped classrooms provide excellent opportunities for librarians to create interactive instruction sessions in those learning spaces resulting in active and engaging learning environments
As new academic and research areas are emerging in today's academic environment in the U.S., and as student enrollment continues to increase in many institutions, it becomes imperative that academic libraries envision
new approaches to provide efficient services and enhanced facilities to students.
Today's undergraduate student will need to work in a team setting with other students. The team's success will largely depend on how efficiently they worked with each other, shared interdisciplinary subject area expertise, gathered all the relevant information necessary for their projects and completed group assignments. They are also required to present
their final project in class as required by the professor teaching this class.
Normally, this presentation is a group presentation requiring elaborate planning, and collaboration while preparing for it.
Students after graduation are also required to effectively work in a team setting in companies they will be working for. Since group work is absolutely critical, students must learn how to successfully collaborate in a team setting, if they are to succeed in real life scenarios. Therefore, to assist students in this endeavor, libraries must envision and design space that provides opportunities for students to learn and apply skills in successfully completing team based projects.
This presentation highlights how libraries at some U.S. institutions have
redefined and redesigned space to inspire successful collaboration, research, group based team consultations, learning through interaction and in the process create engaging learning environments. Collaborative space designs also encourage dialog and interaction among group members to result in active knowledge learning and sharing among themselves. The space must also provide opportunities for quiet and individual learning environments. New technologies, wireless access, latest electronic resources whenever possible,
and equipped classrooms provide excellent opportunities for librarians to create interactive instruction sessions in those learning spaces resulting in active and engaging learning environments
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Transforming Libraries into Social and Community Spaces -US
experienceCreating learning environments through exploring space designs
Virtual presentation for Library and Information Professionals Summit 2014: “From Brick to Click: Transforming Libraries into Social Spaces”, University of Delhi South Campus & Society for Library Professionals , New Delhi, India, February 7th, 2014.
Student enrollment increasing New programs emerging in various
disciplines Collaboration and team based projects Critical thinking component Group based brain storming Learning through inquiry and dialog
Academic learning vision
Source: http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub129/freeman.htmlThe Library as Place: Changes in Learning Patterns, Collections, Technology, and Use
Implications to space design -Libraries as Learning Laboratories
Library space as active learning motivator◦ Collaborative space
More interaction, engaged learning, inquiry and dialog
◦ Visually stimulating space◦ Inspiring space◦ Communicative space◦ Learning and teaching space◦ Research space◦ Team based writing
◦ Let us explore various designs!
Envisioning learning spaces
Source: ImpactLAB, A Laboratory of the Future Human ExperienceAcademic libraries are shaping the future of learning and research, http://www.impactlab.net/2013/08/07/academic-libraries-are-shaping-the-future-of-learning-and-research/
“Pedagogy is the driver for the changes in library design,” says Ann Rossiter, director of the Society of College, National and University Libraries – “changes to the way undergraduates are expected to study, for example, including more social spaces, more social learning and group learning. The way that library buildings are changing is designed to reflect that.”
Source: http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/newsevents/2011/10/31/succeeding-at-group-work-with-help-from-the-libraries
Vision of space to foster group work:
Group Work – Drexel Learning Experience
Future role for librarians to support trends
EmbeddingConversingCollaboratingCommunicatingSharing expertisePartnering with faculty members
Embedding space to enhance emerging roles
Librarians as subject experts
Workspace design Support for team and collaborative work
◦ Space◦ Furniture◦ Technology
Classroom with latest technology Individual and group based study spaces Consultation space with librarians Space for preparing presentations Software and hardware
◦ Team based presentations
Renovation vision
Source: http://www.buffalo.edu/ubit/service-guides/computing-sites/collaborative-learning-spaces.html
Collaborative space
http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/7-things-you-should-know-about-collaborative-learning-spaceshttps://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7092.pdf Source(s) ELI 7 Things You Should Know, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI)
Contributions by: Robert J. Beichner (North Carolina State University), Joseph Cevetello (University of Southern California)
Collaborative classroom space
Source: http://cllc.osu.edu/space-digital-collaborative-classroom Library Instruction session in a collaborative Environment Student group discussion on individual tables – opportunities for interaction
with librarians Flexibility in using electronic resources for individual group projects
Space: A Digital Collaborative Classroom – at Ohio State University
Source: http://learningspaces.unl.edu/cls Small group consultations Mobile devices Wireless access Active learning through collaborative interactions
A space to Collaborate, a space to learn University of Nebraska –Lincoln
Source: http://www.higheredtechdecisions.com/article/turning_the_library_into_a_high_tech_collaborative_space
“Two main collaborative spaces use video displays and audio to support collaboration-based educational strategies as developed in the Scale Up Project, and the PAIR-up Model, a model developed by the University of Minnesota that encourages students to work in pairs to ensure full participation.”
Turning the Library Into a High-Tech Collaborative Learning Space -William Jewel College
Digital signage provides wayfinding, branding and messaging throughout
the library.
Turning the Library Into a High-Tech Collaborative Learning Space -William Jewel College
Source:http://www.ncsu.edu/per/scaleup.html “The primary goal of the Student-Centered Active Learning Environment for
Undergraduate Programs (SCALE-UP) Project is to establish a highly collaborative, hands-on, computer-rich, interactive learning environment for large-enrollment courses.“ Tremendous scope for partnership with faculty, students and librarians.
Active learning in classes with 100 students or more. Interactive and engaging.
Scale-Up Project – NC State University
Students sit in three groups of three students at 6 or 7 foot diameter round tables.
Instructors circulate and work with teams and individuals, engaging them in Socratic-like dialogues.
Each table has at least three networked laptops.
The setting is very much like a banquet hall, with lively interactions nearly all the time.Source: http://www.ncsu.edu/per/scaleup.html
Scale-Up Project – NC State University
Source: Research Connections, http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/node/4315Drexel researchers connect over shared research interests and ideas
Faculty space at W. W. Hagerty Library – Drexel University Libraries
Library Learning Terrace features flexible indoor furnishings providing students the ability to work at individual tables or collaboratively in groups.
Source: http://www.library.drexel.edu/about/learning-terrace
The Library Learning Terrace: Drexel University
Source: Phil Morehart , Building the Future, 2013 Library Design Showcase http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/article/building-future
American Libraries
James B Hunt, Jr. Library –NC State
Crucial roles for libraries to help create engaging learning environments
Social Interaction Collaboration for team based projects While Interdisciplinary research requires
teamwork, depending on research requirements, individual learning is important.◦ Individual learning space◦ Collaborative learning space
Final comments
Thank you! Would love to learn more from your
experiences Applicable to all disciplines Thoughts and questions
Jay Bhatt Liaison Librarian for Engineering
http://www.library.drexel.edu/engineering [email protected]
215-895-1873
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