Research Catalog

Title

The information commons handbook / Donald Robert Beagle ; with contributions by Donald Russell Bailey and Barbara Tierney.

Author

Beagle, Donald Robert

Publication

New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2006.

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Additional Authors

• Bailey, Donald
• Tierney, Barbara
• Bailey, Donald Russell, 1946-

Description

xxiii, 247 p. : ill.; 28 cm. +

Summary

A pracitcal guide to the new model for library service delivery, the Information Commons, an umbrella concept describing the physical, virtual, and cultural environment for new learning communities of students, teachers, scholars, and researchers.

Subject

• Information commons
• Learning
• Technology

Genre/Form

CD-ROMs.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-237) and index.

System Details (note)

• System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: web browser ; Internet connection ; CD-ROM drive.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Exploring the physical, virtual, and cultural manifestations of the information commons -- How the information commons evolved from novel concept to remarkable reality -- Information commons, information literacy, and the learning commons -- Strategic planning I : discovering needs through surveys and focus groups -- Strategic planning II : preparing scenario-building techniques and projecting the future commons -- Tactical planning : managing the conversation and drafting the project documentation -- Information commons and the public library : special considerations -- Implementing an information commons , growing a learning commons -- Assessing success to enhance space and improve service -- Balancing user community needs with intellectual property rights to create practical public policies.

ISBN

• 1555705626 (alk. paper)
• 9781555705626 (alk. paper) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

^^2006026227

OCLC

• 71312660
• SCSB-11437746

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library