The LRC – The Next 5 Years?

Innovative

social networking

Technology savvy

Quick/

Just in TimeFlexible/ adaptable

Learning

Commons

Learning Commons is a place …

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ncsulearningcommons/

What is Learning Commons?Learning

Support Services

Technology

North Carolina State University (NCSU) Library Source: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/techlending/ebooks.html

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC) Undergraduate Library

Source: http://www.library.illinois.edu/ugl/

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC) Undergraduate Library

Source: http://www.youtube.com/user/DigitalLiteracy

Yale University Library Facebook

Source: http://www.facebook.com/yalelibrary

North Carolina State University (NCSU) Library

Source: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/m/about.html

Reference Service – IM & Mobile TextSource: http://www.library.yale.edu/referece/asklive/index.html

Boston College Universities Library

Source: http://libguides.bc.edu/

Boston College Universities Library

Source: http://libguides.bc.edu/

Thank you!

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• Burke, J. 2004. Learning Commons Concept for Monash University: Discussion paper. Monash University. [Cited in] Keating, S. & Gabb, R., 2005.Putting Learning into Learning Commons. Victoria University. Available from: http://tls.vu.edu.au/PEC/LC%20paper%20(pdf).pdf [Accessed 8 Dec 2009].

• Loertscher, D., 2009. Rethinking the School Library From the Ground Up . In: 3th Your School Library Online Conference: designing the future: 23th Oct -15th Nov 2009. Available from: http://voicethread.com/share/686820/ [Accessed 10 Dec 2009]

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