Piloting an information commons at HKUST Library

Wong, Grace

doi:10.1108/00907320910957215

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“…The name of the service may vary but the core service ideals remain essentially the same (Wong, 2009, emphasis added).…”

Section: The Information Commons and Diffusion Of Innovationmentioning

confidence: 98%

“….] library staff knew little about how users would respond to it and what complexities and challenges lay ahead (Wong, 2009). …”

Section: The Research Commons Within the Consortium And At Uctmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Wong, moreover, believes that most such facilities are implementations of the same, diffused idea:Libraries in different parts of the world have been implementing the service model in a wide range of scale with encouraging outcomes. The name of the service may vary but the core service ideals remain essentially the same (Wong, 2009, emphasis added).…”

Section: The Information Commons and Diffusion Of Innovationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Research Commons: a new creature in the library?

Daniels

Darch²,

Jager³

2010

Performance Measurement and Metrics

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to explore the use made of the Research Commons during its first year of operation in an attempt to establish whether it actually provides a genuinely new and different service from the point of view of the end-users, and whether a facility such as this could indeed be presumed to support research and enhance research output at the university. Design/methodology/approach -Using Lippincott's assessment grid, an attempt was made to assess activities in the Research Commons according to the dimensions of extensiveness, efficiency, effectiveness, service quality and usefulness. Methodology was mixed, with quantitative and qualitative components that logged the extent and nature of the use of the various facilities in the Research Commons and sought to establish from stakeholder perceptions whether the services on offer are regarded as substantially different from those in the undergraduate Knowledge Commons and whether they are indeed seen to be supporting research activities. Findings -It was found that a combination of numerical and qualitative measurements has yielded sufficient evidence for the drawing of preliminary conclusions. The evidence gathered demonstrates that the Research Commons, designed primarily as a site for the creation of new knowledge in the form of original writing by researchers at postgraduate and academic level, is indeed an advance on the well-established "library commons" concept, and that its creation represents an instance of "parallel invention" -the "new creature" that the title refers to. Originality/value -This paper provides a multifaceted perspective on the activities taking place in a new library facility and should provide librarians and researchers with evidence-based insight into how meaningful research support may be provided to young researchers from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds as part of an academic library service in a middle income country.

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“…The name of the service may vary but the core service ideals remain essentially the same (Wong, 2009, emphasis added).…”

Section: The Information Commons and Diffusion Of Innovationmentioning

confidence: 98%

“….] library staff knew little about how users would respond to it and what complexities and challenges lay ahead (Wong, 2009). …”

Section: The Research Commons Within the Consortium And At Uctmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: The Information Commons and Diffusion Of Innovationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Research Commons: a new creature in the library?

Daniels

Darch²,

Jager³

2010

Performance Measurement and Metrics

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“…The purpose of this approach is to provide the users an environment where they may well complete their academic and research tasks by using technology and information resources under the guidance of skilled staff. Wong (2009) states that "the name of the service model may vary but the core service ideal essentially remain the same" (p. 179). Hence this service model has opened many ways for library patrons of all levels to make the best use of library resources and services for the execution of their academic tasks.…”

Section: Information Commons Service Modelmentioning

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Development of Information Commons in University Libraries of Pakistan: The Current Scenario

Sheikh

2015

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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“…Weiner and S. Weiner, forthcoming). Many libraries have created information or learning commons to support this Downloaded by [Purdue University] at 08:19 26 August 2011 activity (Bailey and Tierney 2008;Barton and Weismantel 2007;Dewey 2008;Ritchie and Ray 2008;Somerville and Collins 2008;Spencer 2007;Stuart 2009;Wong 2009).…”

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The Learning Commons as a Locus for Information Literacy

Weiner¹,

Doan²,

Kirkwood³

2010

College & Undergraduate Libraries

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Locus for Information Literacy 193 learning commons as a focal point for enhancing student learning, pedagogy, and information literacy, (2) how a library administrator can create and communicate a vision that focuses on information literacy and student learning,(3) how a practicing librarian can promote information literacy, pedagogy, and student learning through a learning commons, and (4) engaging all stakeholders to promote consideration of pedagogical approaches through the learning commons. Finally, there are recommendations for research and practice about the learning commons and information literacy.

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Piloting an information commons at HKUST Library

Cited by 5 publications

References 6 publications

The Research Commons: a new creature in the library?

The Research Commons: a new creature in the library?

Development of Information Commons in University Libraries of Pakistan: The Current Scenario

The Learning Commons as a Locus for Information Literacy

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