2010年12月19日 星期日

The book "Learning Commons"

Baptist University Library
025.523 L479 2008

Learning Commons: Evolution and Collaborative Essentials
Edited by Barbara Schader
Chandos Publishing
Oxford.England

Contents
List of figures, tables and box
Preface
About the authors

1 From Information Commons to Learning Commons and learning spaces: an evolutionary context
2 Circle of service: a collaborative Information Commons planning model
3 The Information Commons at the University of Calgary: building on collaboration - a case study
4 Building for learning: synergy of space, technology and collaboration
5 The Saltire Centre and the Learning Commons concept
6 Transforming library space for student learning: the Learning Commons at Ohio University's Alden Library
7 Supporting the Learning Commons concept in 'real life'
8 Putting learners at the centre: the Learning Commons journey at Victoria University
9 Improving student life, learning and support through collaboration, integration and innovation
10 The Information Commons at the University of Auckland; improving student life, learning and support through co-location, collaboration, integration and innovation
11 Beyond Facebook: thinking of the Learning Commons as a social network
Index

I have finished reading the whole book today.

2010年12月14日 星期二

The book "Envisioning future academic library services"

PolyU
Z711.E58 2010
Envisioning future academic library services: initiatives, ideas and challenges
Edited by Sue McKnight
facet publishing

Contents

Foreword
Contributors
Introduction: We create the future!
1 Waiting for the barbarians: seeking solutions or awaiting answers?
2 The delete generation: how citizen-created content is transforming libraries
3 Libraries as places: challenges for the future
4 Web 2.0: redefining and extending the service commitment of the academic library
5 Second Life and libraries: boom or bust?
6 Some new business ideas in the HSS publishing space: what may librarians expect?
7 Loosely joined: the discovery and consumption of scholarly content in the digital era
8 Knowledge management, universities and libraries
9 Libraries and the management of research data
10 The leadership of the future
11 Adding value to learning and teaching
12 In search of the road ahead: the future of academic libraries in China

Index

I have read the whole book as at (Mon)13-12-2010.