Creating a Learning Commons: A Practical Guide for Librarians provides experienced and detailed research-based guidance for academic librarians and other professionals charged with creating a learning commons. Readers can follow the entire process of developing a library learning commons design and implementation plan from inception to post-occupancy planning and assessment. This practical guide is designed to help librarians develop sound strategies for navigating the challenging issues that often emerge in launching a dynamic and collaborative new library learning commons space within a university or college setting. Lampert and Meyers-Martin provide a practical guide, complete with examples and photos of award-winning learning commons designs. This book will help dedicated professionals identify best practices within today's existing learning commons settings and get up to speed on how to best approach developing their own library's new and innovative learning spaces.

About the Author
Lynn D. Lampert is the coordinator of information literacy and instruction at California State University (CSU)-Northridge. Lynn served as a key member of the Oviatt Library's Learning Commons Planning Team, which managed the $2.5 million learning commons renovation project. Lynn also helped develop and design the learning commons's new makerspace area, which opened to students in the fall of 2014. Coleen Meyers-Martin is coordinator of outreach services at the California State University (CSU)-Northridge's Oviatt Library. In 2013, she coordinated a multifaceted marketing campaign that promoted the Library's $2.5 million learning commons renovation to students, faculty, staff, and community members.

Reviews
Whether you are remodeling an existing space or creating one anew, this well-written and detailed book is a tremendous resource of practical advice, filled with successful examples and grounded in the literature, that will ensure the success of your project. -- Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Professor/Coordinator for Strategic Planning/Coordinator for Information Literacy Services and Instruction, University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Drawing on survey data, in-depth interviews, and their own experiences, Lampert and Meyers-Martin emphasize the importance of collaborative partnerships and strategy to create library learning spaces to meet the needs of students in each unique campus environment. The result is a concept of the learning commons that is vibrant and relevant! -- Jennifer Fabbi, Dean of the University Library, California State University, San Marcos
This book offers practical guidance for starting resilient learning commons in contemporary academic libraries. Original survey results and interview findings support high impact vision setting and inclusive partner planning activities, with and for students. A post occupancy assessment tool ensures relevance for the full commons life cycle - from start to finish. -- Mary M. Somerville, University Librarian, University of the Pacific
Creating a Learning Commons provides a comprehensive outline of the issues to take into consideration whether your library is renovating an existing space or embarking upon a new building project. The strength of the book lies in the variety of real-world examples and advice drawn from the authors' own institutional experience, as well as surveys and interviews with experts such as project managers and architects. -- Cinthya Ippoliti, Director and University Librarian, Auraria Library, University of Colorado, Denver



Book Information
ISBN 9781442272637
Author Lynn D. Lampert
Format Paperback
Page Count 202
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 567g
Dimensions(mm) 281mm * 214mm * 14mm