Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2008

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Published in: PEB Exchange, 2008/4

Publisher's website: http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/about/about

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.

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