NCSU Learning Commons

Spencer, Mary Ellen, “The state-of-the-art: NCSU Libraries Learning Commons,” Reference Services Review 35, 2 (Feb 2007): p.310-321.

美國的北卡萊羅納州立大學圖書館的LC走在前沿，在零七年初開幕，面積逾14,000平方呎，有過百台電腦，設計迎合讀者不同的需要，服務包括可供外借的各種手提電腦和多媒體器材；在文中，負責這個項目的總監談到他對 LC的期望，包括不斷的與讀者聯繫以了解他們的需要，以及參考服務的新模式。

The NCSU Libraries has been a leader in many areas of library services. In this interview, the Director of its Learning Commons, Joe Williams, described the creation and the vision of the LC. Besides details of physical facilities, main features and ideas are:

• To engage students; outreach is an ongoing effort
• large role for instruction
• service model is one that is less “desk bound”; less about the desk and more about working with the users right there in their space
• staff training is continuous

Note the web site functionality, and diversity of furniture, workstations and group space: NCSU Library LC

~ by Gabi Wong on March 5, 2008.