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University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
 
Library Home:
http://www.ucalgary.ca/library/
Information Commons:
http://www.ucalgary.ca/InformationCommons/
Floor Plans:
http://www.ucalgary.ca/informationcommons/floorplan.html
Images:

http://www.ucalgary.ca/IR/infocommons/photos/photosblock.htm

 

Planning Documents:
http://www.ucalgary.ca/IR/infocommons/conceptdoc.htm
Hardware/Software/Infrastructure:
Contact:
Susan Beatty sdbeatty@ucalgary.ca
Head, Information Commons
Notes: The original Information Commons website has been archived and will be maintained "because it may be of interest to those who may be considering developing their own Information Commons." It includes links to planning documents (including a detailed Vision and Mission Statement as well as clearly stated Desired Outcomes), press releases, a communications strategy "to introduce the Information Commons, its underlying philosophy and benefits to the University Community in a manner that results in an appreciation and use of the facility on campus."
The facility includes 13 collaborative workrooms and two classrooms for information literacy.

Related sites and publications:
The Information Commons at the University of Calgary: Strategies for Integration by Susan Beatty. Powerpoint slides from a presentation at the 1st International Conference on IT and Information Literacy in Glasgow, March, 2002.

Susan's article has been published in the conference proceedings:

Beatty, Susan.(2003). The Information Commons: strategies for integration. In Allan Martin & Hannelore Rader (Eds.), Information and IT Literacy; enabling learning in the 21st century (pp. 151-160). London: Facet.

Job description: Head, Information Commons

© 2001 David Murray