Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Windward CC Library Learning Commons Grand Opening

Windward Community College (Hawaii) celebrated the grand opening of the first "green" library in the U. of Hawaii System on August 29.  The building's Hawaiian name, Hale Laakea, means Hall of Enlightenment.  The college hopes to attain LEED Silver certification.

Library Learning Commons Grand Opening:

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Marywood U. - From Library to Learning Commons

Marywood University in Scranton, PA has announced plans to transition from the library to a learning commons, "a true learning center for students and faculty, where available information-technology resources are centrally and efficiently integrated to further student learning and to facilitate faculty and staff transformation."  2015 is the target date. http://www.marywood.edu/archives/articles/learning-commons.html