IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/p/oec/eduaaa/2008-4-en.html
   My bibliography  Save this paper

US Academic Libraries: Today's Learning Commons Model

Author

Listed:
  • Susan McMullen

    (Roger Williams University)

Abstract

In 2007, the author examined existing academic libraries in the United States to determine best practices for the design, implementation and service of learning commons facilities. A primary objective of this study was to discover how to create a higher education learning environment that sustains scholarship, encourages collaboration and empowers student learning. This article explains how to plan for a modern learning commons and presents the various components that comprise the space.

Suggested Citation

  • Susan McMullen, 2008. "US Academic Libraries: Today's Learning Commons Model," PEB Exchange, Programme on Educational Building 2008/4, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2008/4-en
    DOI: 10.1787/245354858154
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://doi.org/10.1787/245354858154
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1787/245354858154?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    More about this item

    Keywords

    educational buildings; innovation; learning environment; technology;
    All these keywords.

    NEP fields

    This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2008/4-en. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: the person in charge (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/deoecfr.html .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.