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The Library as Place
Peter Hickey
Constructive Alignment Theory John Biggs
Learning & Teaching activities
and
Assessment Methods
and
Intended Learning Outcomes
Key Drivers
a. Shift from holdings to access
b. Developments with technologies
c. Fostering learning and collaboration
d. Student centred and student friendly
a. Shift from holdings to access
• Compact shelving
• Warehouse storage
• Collaborations
• Risks
b. Developments with technologies
• Personal computing
• RFID
• Self service
• Access control
• Outsourcing
c. Fostering learning and collaboration
• The Shift from the Formal Classroom
• Student centred activities
• Small group teaching
• Problem based, evidence based learning
• Messy and ill defined activities
• Need for spaces to meet and congregate
Why the Library?
• Classrooms traditionally buildings & services
• Other players, IT Services, AV Centres, Administration, Exam offices, etc
• Devolved budgets to Faculties/Colleges
‘Significantly, the library must serve as the principal building on campus where one can truly experience and benefit from the centrality of an institution’s intellectual community’.
The Library as Place: Changes in Learning Patterns, Collections, Technology, and Use
by Geoffrey T. Freeman
d. Student Centred and student friendly
• Accessible
• Welcoming
• Relevant and usable
Accessible
- Convenient
- Visible
- Compact
Welcoming
– Ambience
– Environment
– Quality
Relevant and usable
– Variety and choice
– Connectivity
– Adaptable
– Manageable
Challenges of collaboration
• New Builds
• Branches, needs of dept, school,
• Collaborative learning centres, conflicting needs and ethos
• Being at the right table
• Being recognised as an equal client
• The informal channels, builders, etc. keep it simple