Project Name

Information Commons at the S. R. Ranganathan Library, South-Eastern Oregon Coast University.

Project Overview

To redesign the Reference Area of our Library into an Information Commons

Purpose and Goal

• Create a welcoming space where students, faculty, librarians, and information technology resources

  come together to facilitate genuine learning and collaboration.

• Create a space that takes into account social learning needs, more comfortable seating, collaboration spaces/classrooms, and a cafe.
• To facilitate collaboration with other other campus departments, such as IT and the writing department.

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Project Manager

Nancy Pearl, Head of Reference and Instruction

Team Leaders

Matt Hamilton, Stacey Kobe, Jennifer Steinford, Jessica Wilson 

Stakeholders   

Students and alumni, Library administration and staff, University administration and faculty, IT department (and any other departments that will be involved, e.g., English department if there is a Writing Center in the Commons), Community members