Copyright Statement Copyright Crit Stuart, This work is the intellectual property of the author. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non- commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the author. To disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written permission from the author.

Setting the stage for academic engagement Re-engineering the Georgia Tech Library EDUCAUSE Learning Initiatives Annual meeting, Atlanta, January 2007 Crit Stuart, Associate Director for Public Services

Setting the stage for academic engagement Georgia Tech Library Drastic change required West Commons

Prior to renovation

West Commons General productivity & multimedia studio

West Commons General productivity

West Commons General productivity

West Commons Multimedia Studio

West Commons Multimedia Studio

Implementing change What did we learn from West Commons? Why consider creating an East Commons? What process was used?

Focus on the customer Library student advisory counsel

Capturing & distilling customer expectations Affinity focus groups

Focus on the customer Affinity focus group findings March 2005 Aesthetics Space delineation Productivity tools Celebration Relaxation Distraction Connectedness Flexibility

East Commons Prior to renovation

Responding to input East Commons

Feeding the body East Commons: Café Aesthetics Space delineation Productivity tools Celebration Relaxation Distraction Connectedness Flexibility

Feeding the body East Commons: Café

Listening and learning East Commons: Instant Theater Aesthetics Space delineation Productivity tools Celebration Relaxation Distraction Connectedness Flexibility

Listening and learning East Commons: Instant Theater

Using technology East Commons: Customized by the individual

Using technology East Commons: group computing Aesthetics Space delineation Productivity tools Celebration Relaxation Distraction Connectedness Flexibility

Using technology East Commons: group computing

Using technology East Commons: group computing

Studying and relaxing East Commons: study areas Aesthetics Space delineation Productivity tools Celebration Relaxation Distraction Connectedness Flexibility

Studying and relaxing East Commons: study areas

Studying and relaxing East Commons: study areas

Studying and relaxing East Commons: study areas

Circulation East Commons: circulation Books Productivity tools Assistance East Commons coordination

Changing focus East Commons: transition zones Aesthetics Space delineation Productivity tools Celebration Relaxation Distraction Connectedness Flexibility * * *

Changing focus East Commons: transition zones

Changing focus East Commons: transition zones

Space delineation East Commons: restaging walls

Flexibility East Commons: From study space to Instant Theater

Changing pedagogy Replication / viral dissemination of our good spaces elsewhere on campus What it takes to be a learning destination or dwelling space The new GT reality

Assessment Surveys Blogs and other forms of commentary Ongoing research with other GT departments to evolve our spaces Feedback and assessment

Our “bold librarians” are encouraged to comment from the sidelines. For a sense of how a young critic views our work, see various entries in Brian Mathews’ blog space. Enhancing librarians’ roles The ubiquitous librarian

Flexibility The Library Commons are an important collaboration between the Library and the Office of Information Technology to define the vision and the design of the Undergraduate Learning Center. The Library Commons is composed of the West Commons, the East Commons, and the Resource Center. This memo of understanding outlines the essential service, funding, leadership and governance elements that sustain the endeavor, mitigate confusion and conflict, and clarify responsibilities of the parties to assure uninterrupted success. Understanding Library Commons memo of understanding

Focus on the customer What’s next?

For more information related to Georgia Tech Library’s learning spaces, contact Crit Stuart at Beginning March 1, 2007, check the Georgia Tech Library’s home page at library.gatech.edu for a series of documents and other materials related to the transformations of the past 5 years. For more information...