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The Information or the Learning Commons. Which Will We Have? Journal of Academic Librarianship v.34:3 5/2008 pp. 183-5

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2008.03.001

This article describes the difference between an Information Commons and a Learning Commons in terms of the integration of academic departments into the planning and operation of the commons. Might help us to define our scope.

Academic Libraries: “Social” or “Communal?” The Nature and Future of Academic Libraries. Journal of Academic Librarianship v.34:1 1/2008 pp. 60-66

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2007.11.011

While I do not agree with the author's 'barbarians at the gate' tone, the article is illustrative of the reservations voiced by some few in the profession who cling to the notion that scholarship in the library is and must be solitary and silent. I will allow that we should consider how we might extend the commons service model to include those whose immediate need is a quiet space to study alone.

Information Commons Redux. Journal of Academic Librarianship v. 28:5 9-10/2002 pp. 277-86

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0099-1333(02)00319-1

Also available via as a digital commons download but the graphics are nearly impossible to read. http://digitalcommons.providence.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=lib_publications

A good overview of the Commons in the library with an eye toward service integration and assessment.