Sites with cutting edge “Commons” areas. This is taken from a presentation that I helped present called the Discovering Our Commons.

 

 

–  The University of Utah - Marriot Library

–  University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Lied Library

–  Variety of hi-tech and lo-tech workspaces

–  Collaboration & comfort - group workstation

–  North Carolina State University – Hill Library Learning Commons

–  Variety of workspaces and comfort

–  Flexibility

–  University of Houston, Downtown – W. I. Dykes Library

–  Practice presentation room

–  University of Tennessee, Knoxville – University Libraries

–  Multi-media production and editing studio

–  Valparaiso University– Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources

–  Inspiring comfortable design

–  Encourages collaboration

–  Emory University – The computing Center at Cox Hall

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Jennifer!

I just had a tour of the new Loyola Marymount University Library.  There were two things that I especially liked.

The group study room walls were completely covered in white board, not just a single hanging board.  Even one of the hallways is covered with the white board, and they are thinking of having some of the art students use those as surfaces for art works.  They are using an electronic reservation system with LED panels outside each room.

In their information commons, the workstation dividers are opaque white glass, which allow for more light and a feeling of more open space.  Even though your project doesn't include an info commons, I thought you might be interested in knowing about this.   If you go to the library's main page (http://library.lmu.edu) there is a changing series of photos, one of which is of the workstations. 

Good luck with your project.

Amy

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Amy Navratil Ciccone
University of Southern California              



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Subject:	[ARLIS-L] cutting edge spaces
Date:	Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:13:32 -0400
From:	Pollock, Jennifer (pollocjr) <[log in to unmask]>
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Collective wisdom,

 

I’d be interested in knowing what you perceive to be ‘cutting edge’ as far as art library spaces & technologies are concerned.

 

We’re renovating a couple of group studies and while the furniture is modular Knoll (which is staying) and the technology in one of the rooms works just fine (ceiling mounted projection w/laptop hookups; decent speakers/audio; dvd; vcr) it’s all a bit circa 1990’s. I’m thinking attractive, high-quality equipment/technology…

 

I’d love to hear your thoughts and/or see images of what you think is are most excellent spaces and/or technologies suitable for smaller (less than 20) art library group study rooms.

 

Thanks & be well,

Jen

 

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