7th Canadian Learning Commons Conference - Call for Proposals

Bishop’s University and the John Bassett Memorial Library invite you to submit a proposal for presentation at the 7^th Canadian Learning Commons Conference CLCC. Bishop’s is proud to be hosting this year’s conference from June 9-11, 2014 at the Delta Hotel, Sherbrooke, QC. Please visit the website for more information on the conference and keynote speakers. Attached to this email are details in regards to submitting a proposal for presentation. Kindly forward this email to colleagues who may be interested. http://www.clcc2014.ubishops.ca/home.html

Conference in Florida - June 7-8, 2010

Florida State U. is hosting "Academic Learning Spaces: Invention, (Re)Invention and Innovation" in Tallahassee, June 7-8, 2010.

Crit Stuart, formerly at ARL and Georgia Tech, is the facilitator. Stuart is an advocate and successful practitioner of user-centered design, i.e., avoiding the template or one-size-fits-all approach to planning new or renovated library/learning spaces.  ARL posted a very good bibliography, New Thinking on Space & Facilities, with links to five of Stuart's publications and presentations.

Registration is limited to 150 to allow for lots of hands-on work during the two-day conference.
http://www.lib.fsu.edu/events/academic-learning-spaces/index.html

PA Information Commons Conference Announced

"Information Commons in the Wild: Lessons from the Field" a conference sponsored by the Pennsylvania Library Association - College and Research Division at U. of Scranton on June 15, 2010. Scott Bennett, author of Libraries Designed for Learning, is the keynote speaker, with panelists from Lafayette College, Penn State, U. of Penn, and U. of Louisiana - Monroe.

5th Annual Canadian Learning Commons Conference

The Queen's Learning Commons will host the conference, June 16-18, 2010 at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. The focus is on the future, and, to tell from the summaries in the program descriptions, the future looks to be collaborative, student-centered, mobile, and ever-changing.

Program details here.