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Maastricht University Library
Adjustable Learning Spaces at Maastricht University: the future is near!
Fons van den Eeckhout Relations Manager to Medicine, Health Sciences and Psychology
Yvette Froeling Head, Information Centre
International Workshop MEDICAL LIBRARIES AS HIGH QUALITY LEARNING CENTRES
Rome, 20 January 2017
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Contents (1)
• Maastricht University • Maastricht University Library • First Generation: Academic Library • Problem Based Learning • Second Generation: Student Library
- Learning Spaces - Extension within building - Extra learning spaces on campus - Change of use within the library
- Weeding the collection - Behaviour modification
- Break disc - Crowd tracker - Room booking - Traffic light system - XXL weeks - Only UM-students
• Third Generation: Integrated Library
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Contents (2) • Integrated Library: requirements
- Facilitating Activity-based Learning (Activities Facilities Lay-out & Design)
- Integration – one stop shopping - Teachers, students and externals - Education integrated with Research - Supporting digitization (on/off campus) - Centralized - Flexibility: over time, in courses, during lessons – also by one person - Conversation – Collaboration – Concentration, or: - Meet – Work – Study (together, no distraction) - Diversity: individuals, small groups, lectures - Scalable - Adaptable - Noise absorption - Services (Catering etc) - Body + Mind - Sustainable
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Maastricht University
• Founded in 1976 – 40 years • Problem Based Learning PBL • 6 – 7 Faculties • 2 Campuses: Inner City and Randwyck • International population Now: • 17.000 students • 3.500 staff • Maastricht UMC+ at Randwyck
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Maastricht University
• Founded in 1976 – 40 years • Problem Based Learning PBL • 6 – 7 Faculties • 2 Campuses: Inner City and Randwyck • International population
• 17.000 students • 3.500 staff • Maastricht UMC+ at Randwyck
-Law -Business and Economics -Health, Medicine and Life Sciences -Psychology and Neurology -Humanities and Science -Arts and Social Sciences
-Disease ànd Health -5000 staff -500 beds -Clinical focus: Cardiovascular disease, Respiratory disease, Cancer, Neuro Intervention Centre -8 research schools -4 studies: Medicine, Health Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, European Public Health (5.000 students, of which 1.800 Medicine)
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Maastricht University Library • Successor of former Jesuit Library • 2 locations and 3 learning spaces • Focus on PBL: Study Landscapes / Learning
Resource Centres - Study Spaces – more than 2.400 - Study book collections – appr. 20.000 copies
• Digital, unless….. • Open Access • Research Support • Information Literacy
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First generation: the traditional Academic library
• Never existed at Maastricht University! • But: WHY? • Because of Problem Based Learning!
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Problem Based Learning
• Student oriented • 6 courses a year (8-8-4-8-8-4 weeks) • Working in tutorial groups
- Define and analyze a problem - Search for additional information outside
group - >>>>>>> LIBRARY! - Report and synthesize the new information
• What does this mean for the library?
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Second generation: the Student library
• For Maastricht: the Study Landscape / Learning and Resource Centre
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Reasons for a Study Landscape / Learning and Resource Centre
• Short time between tutorial group sessions • Search your information independently • Need for various (types of) learning
resources (enhances discussion!) • Use of up-to-date services (Editions,
Licensed materials, web-based etc.) • Facility for individual and group-wise
learning
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Library Locations
• 1974 Former Jesuit Library • 1979 Move to Bonnefanten building
• 1983 Randwyck Library • 1991 Move to new Randwyck Campus
• 2002: renovation of Randwyck Library • 2003: opening of new Inner City Library
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Picture the every day practice of education (and learning)
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Library / Study Landscape within PBL
• Ample opening hours • Flexible layout, ergonomic workplaces • Diversity in study rooms
- big rooms, small rooms, study cabinets - studying individually and group-wise - silence vs. whispering vs. talking (eating) - ambience - rooms for class instruction
• Computer and multimedia facilities
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Randwyck Library for Health & Psychology
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Learning Resource Centre collections
(Bookcases also used as room dividers)
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2005- Overcrowded library locations
• Overcrowded? Yes, overcrowded!
• Library as a shortcut for staff / researchers • More international students • Digitization / Social Media – distracted at
home • The Library as home and meeting place
• So, what to do?
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Spaces (1): Extension within library locations
Addition of study floor
Catering
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Spaces (2): Learning Spaces on campus (no books)
2006-: Computer Facilities rooms 2013-: Bonnefanten Learning Spaces 2015-: Tapijn Learning Spaces (with students) 2016-: USC learning Spaces
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Spaces (3): Change of use within the library
• From Copier room to Study room, with flexible furniture
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Spaces (4): Maastricht University Library as of now
Inner city Library
Randwyck Library
USC Learning Spaces
Bonnefanten Learning Spaces
Tapijn Learning Spaces
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Weeding the collection
• UM-library is no eternal repository for print books and journals
• Focus on present research and education • Discarding almost half of in total 200.000
books/volumes at Randwyck location
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Also: Behaviour modification (1)
• Break disc
• Crowd tracker
• Reservation via Room Booking
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Behaviour modification (2) • Traffic light system,
changeable during courses
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Opening/Admission in XXL weeks
• Extension
• UM-students only
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But still space problems
• Library is “too attractive” to international students
• Still too few places • Noise • Diversity not suited for current studying
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Third generation: the Integrated library
• Students as: - Life-long learners - Entrepreneurial - Interactive (each other and the outside world)
• To become responsible, highly employable and engaged graduates
• Library encouraging engagement between individuals <-> information and environment
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Program requirements
• Facilitating Activity-based Learning (Activities Facilities Lay-out & Design)
• Integration – one stop shopping • Teachers, students and externals • Education integrated with Research • Supporting digitization (on/off campus) • Centralized • Flexibility: over time, in courses, during lessons – also by one person • Conversation – Collaboration – Concentration, or: • Meet – Work – Study (together, no distraction) • Diversity: individuals, small groups, lectures • Scalable • Adaptable • Noise absorption • Services (Catering etc) • Body + Mind • Sustainable
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Needs for Services / Hospitality
• Project rooms • Multi-media rooms • Student services • Academic support spaces • Café / Catering • Classrooms • Maker spaces • Gaming areas • Video editing areas • Assessment facilities
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Examples of Lecture Halls • Lecture Halls as Theatres • Different formation • Lectures and Group work • Scalable
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Examples of smaller lecture halls / project rooms
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Examples of group rooms
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Examples of flexibilities within rooms
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Examples of Small group facilities
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Examples of individual study areas
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Examples of Meeting places
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Examples of Digital services
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Examples of modern furniture
Statafels met balansborden
balans werkstoel
fietsmeubel
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Result
• A new education building in the Tapijn area, opening appr. 2020!