Internet Sites : ***Highly Recommended Hardin Library for the Health Sciences – University of Iowa

1. Information Commons: Links & ResourcesCompiled by the Information Commons Team(Donna Fluharty, Kristy Padron, Lynn Shay, Caroline Thompson and Don Thompson) Internet Sites: ***Highly Recommended Hardin Library for the Health Sciences – University of Iowa http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/commons/ Virtual Tour: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/commons/vr.html Information Commons/ Undergraduate Service – University of Indiana http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=310 A description of services and technology accessible at UI’s Information Commons. A second one has been developed because of the success of the first (http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=280&checkNewsId=175). ***Oregon State University – Valley Library http://osulibrary.orst.edu/tour/index.html A virtual tour and floor plan of their library, including its Information Commons. This interactive site also outlines the services provided by their library such as circulation, consulting services, and special collections. University of Arizona – Information Commons This site provides careful details on the planning and structure of University of Arizona’s Information Commons at http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/library/teams/ilcst/ilcsthp.html. ***University of Southern California – Leavey Library Conference - “Information Commons: Learning Space Beyond the Classroom” http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/locations/leavey/news/ conference/about/ Librarians and administrators who incorporated Information Commons in their college libraries met in September 2004 for an exchange of information and developments. This site provides papers, presentation, and a wealth of information on the various combinations and forms of service offered through the Information Commons.

2. Albanese, A. (2004, April 15). Campus library 2.0, Library Journal,129 (7), 30-33. A basic overview of Information Commons and its features. Includes a report of one incorporated at Mt. Holyoke College. Bailey, R. & Tierney, B. (2002). Information commons redux: Concept, evolution, and transcending the tragedy of the commons, Journal of Academic Librarianship, 28(9), 277-286. Bailey and Tierney, librarians at University of North Carolina-Charlotte, describe administrative and functional issues related to Information Commons. They also introduce potential problems and suggest solutions. A pragmatic approach to Information Commons. Beagle, D. (2002). Extending the unformation commons: From instructional testbed to internet 2, Journal of Academic Librarianship, 28 (5), 287-296. A discussion on the conceptual underpinnings of the Information Commons and its role in instruction and use of library technology. Ericson, R. (2004, October). Living and thriving with library/ITS collaboration: The Hamilton College model, College & Research Libraries News, 65(9), 510-513. In addition to reference and circulation service points, the Information Commons can provide the technology needed for students to integrate and synthesize their learning by use of presentation tools (PowerPoint, web pages, video). Kratz, C. (2003, Fall), Transforming the delivery of services: The joint-use library and information commons, College & Research Libraries News,64(2), 100-101. Links to other campus users and units help fight the marginalization of libraries. Discusses frequent components of an Information Commons. Mozenter,F., Sanders,B, and Bellamy, C. (2003). Cross-Training public service staff in the electronic age: I have to learn to do what?, Journal of Academic Librarianship, 29 (6), 399-404. Describes roles of paraprofessionals and reference librarians when libraries undergo change, and the need for their ongoing training. White, P. & Rutherford, S. (2002, October). The wired classroom, C&RL News, 63(9), 642-645. Library instruction space needs to be designed that encourage “best practices” through student-instructor interaction and collaboration between students. Also discusses technical needs for such an environment. MacWhinnie, L. (2003). The information commons: The academic library of the future, Libraries and the Academy, 3 (2), 241-257. An overview of the developments in the Information Commons, with a discussion of their missions, features, and strengths and weaknesses.