Libraries as Spaces for Teaching, Learning and Research: The Learning Commons Model

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"The library has been central to the learning process at Wellesley since its inception. The library's collections and services have evolved over time as the curriculum, pedagogy and technologies have advanced, but serving as a learning center has always been central to its role. As we consider anew the factors driving change in higher education and scholarship we see a set of new learning and teaching spaces, located in a renewed library environment that brings together the student, the teacher, the resources, the services and the specialist staff in engaging, effective and highly collaborative ways. What does the Wellesley Library look like in 2015 or in 2020?"

Featured speakers: Gene Spencer, Gene Spencer Consulting and Michael Nieminen and Natalie Rebuck, Kliment Halsband Architects