Creating Collaborative Library Spaces Through Partnerships with Campus Organizations

Ozburn, Lindsay; Kirk, Jen; Eastman, Teagan

doi:10.1080/01930826.2020.1748432

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“…In the context of space planning, librarians tend to take either a reactive or proactive approach to space assessment in an effort to retain what they categorize as their space (Ozburn et al , 2020). The success of “Learning Commons” involves changes in organizational behavior, and this requires active participation by the librarian in the learning process, not only through the promotion of information literacy but as a partner in a collaborative learning environment (Christoffersen, 2020).…”

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Transforming libraries into learning collaborative hubs: the current state of physical spaces and the perceptions of Greek librarians concerning implementation of the “Learning Commons” model

Garoufali

Garoufallou²

2022

GKMC

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Purpose With the technological innovation dominating higher education, the university libraries, as physical spaces, continue to play a crucial role in connecting students with knowledge. The emergence of the “Learning Commons” serves as a catalyst in the design of library spaces, renewing libraries’ roles and missions and making them popular to Millennials for new reasons. This study aims to record Greek librarians' views on the current situation in Greek academic libraries regarding physical space design, services provided and the existence of the “Learning Commons” model characteristics. Design/methodology/approach This study was conducted through an online survey structured questionnaire (closed-ended, five-point Likert scale, multiple-choice and statements questions). This study population comprised librarians working in 37 academic institutions and colleges. The collected data were subjected to descriptive statistical analysis. The research questions were answered using variables creation and the tests, t-test, ANOVA and Kruskal–Wallis. The groups of questions were tested for their reliability using the Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Findings In total, 186 librarians responded to this study. The responses revealed that participants were willing and ready to accept and support a different approach to academic library physical spaces use, according to the shared learning spaces model. However, this requires changes in the organization's vision, further growth and evolution. Although recently most Greek academic libraries have made significant progress in developing their services to function as information and digital hubs, they do not function as learning collaborative hubs, since the “Learning Commons” model is not reflected in their buildings. Originality/value The creation of new academic libraries according to the “common” model is a rapidly evolving issue that affects Greek libraries. This paper highlights the characteristics of libraries that should be adopted in the modern era, the new roles of academic librarians and the importance of an appropriate design of the physical space to achieve optimal learning outcomes. At the same time, this paper is one of the few that illustrates librarians', and not users', perceptions of these changes. This paper is a good research example, and the methodology for measuring this type of context could be used by other future research approaches in other countries.

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Transforming libraries into learning collaborative hubs: the current state of physical spaces and the perceptions of Greek librarians concerning implementation of the “Learning Commons” model

Garoufali

Garoufallou²

2022

GKMC

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“…Once at university they continue to enjoy using libraries. Although, as the Follett Report predicted, students can access digital learning material in their rooms, universities across the globe report evergrowing demand for the use of libraries as learning spaces (Andrews et al, 2016;Mangrum & Foster, 2020;Ozburn et al, 2020). Just as teleworkers missed social rituals in the office, students value the social experience afforded by libraries and the ritual of travelling to a different space as a cue to begin work.…”

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Negotiating the Digital Dystopia: The Role of Emotion, Atmosphere and Social Contact in Making Decisions about Information Use in Physical and Digital Contexts

Warwick

2021

New Review of Academic Librarianship

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During the pandemic we have found that the experience of interaction online, whether with other people, or with information is very different from what we do in person. And this experience is seldom compared favourably to physical, interaction. Thanks to the A level algorithm fiasco, algorithms are treated with growing scepticism and social media is increasingly regarded as intrinsically toxic associated with deadly misinformation, racism and hate speech.Yet, as information professionals know, digital delivery is ideal for certain types of information, such as journal articles or digital images of rare manuscripts. AI offers the potential to interrogate and make connections between digital collections at an unprecedented scale. But can we build trust if users regard digital interaction and computational techniques with scepticism or even hostility? This article will explore these questions, and consider the importance of emotion and affect in interaction with digital and physical information environments.

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Learning support in the 21st century university library space: Strategies for success

Ateka

Maseh

Bosire

2022

Journal of Access Services

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Creating Collaborative Library Spaces Through Partnerships with Campus Organizations

Cited by 5 publications

References 21 publications

Transforming libraries into learning collaborative hubs: the current state of physical spaces and the perceptions of Greek librarians concerning implementation of the “Learning Commons” model

Transforming libraries into learning collaborative hubs: the current state of physical spaces and the perceptions of Greek librarians concerning implementation of the “Learning Commons” model

Negotiating the Digital Dystopia: The Role of Emotion, Atmosphere and Social Contact in Making Decisions about Information Use in Physical and Digital Contexts

Learning support in the 21st century university library space: Strategies for success

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