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ACRL National Conference April 10, 2005 Minneapolis, MN From Information Commons to Learning Commons Speakers: Russell Bailey and Barbara Tierney, Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte; Kate Hickey, Elon Univ.; Allison Cowgill, Colorado State Univ.; Shahla Bahavar and Melanie Remy, Univ. of So. California; Leslie Sult, Univ. of Arizona
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2. Univ. of Southern California Leavey Library
SHAHLA BAHAVAR,Info. Serv. Coordinator and Head Undergraduate Reference Services
MELANIE REMY, Instructional Serv. Coordinator
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3. Univ. of Southern California Leavey Library
USC totals: 3.6 million vols; 22,000 serials; 32,000 students-16,500 under. & 15,500 grad
Leavey totals: 85,000 vols; 275 serials
1.5 million gate entries per year
130,000 annual circulation
6 librarians; 9 FTE staff; 100 student assts.
$1,390,000 annual budget
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4. Univ. of Southern California Leavey Library Information Commons
1994 opening
High-touch, face-to-face
Integrated service model
200+ computer workstations Offering combined access to productivity applications, Internet, & proprietary research databases
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5. Colorado State University Morgan Library
Allison Cowgill Coordinator, Information/Reference
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6. Colorado State University Morgan Library
23,000 students
2 million vols. 10,670 periodical subscriptions
30,125 gate entries per week
975,000 annual circulation
34 librarians + 90 full-time staff
$11.6 million budget
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7. Colorado State University Morgan Library Information Commons
1997 opening
Discrete service model
High-touch, face-to-face
240 computer workstations Offering combined access to productivity applications, Internet, & proprietary research databases
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8. Univ. of N.C. At Charlotte J. Murrey Atkins Library
Russ Bailey
Associate Univ.Librarian,
Head of the Information Commons
Barbara Tierney
Information Commons Desk Coordinator
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9. Univ. of N.C. At Charlotte J.Murrey Atkins Library
20,000 students
1 million vols. 14,000 periodical subscriptions (2/3 are electronic)
890,000 gate entries per year
159,000 annual circulation
30 librarians + 70 full-time staff
$7.2 million annual budget
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Univ. of N.C. At Charlotte J. Murrey Atkins Library Information Commons
1999 opening
Integrated service model
High-touch, face-to-face
240 computer workstations Offering combined access to productivity applications, Internet, & proprietary research databases
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11. Elon University (N.C.) Belk Library
Kate Hickey
Library Director
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12. Elon University (N.C.) Belk Library
4796 students
240,000 vols., periodical subscriptions
558,320 gate entries per year
80,000 annual circulation
11 librarians + 11 full-time staff
$2,540,000 annual budget
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13. Elon University (N.C.) Belk Library Information Commons
2000 opening
Integrated service model
High-touch, face-to-face
60 computer workstations Offering combined access to productivity applications, Internet, & proprietary research databases
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14. Leslie Sult University of Arizona
Assistant Librarian, Undergraduate Services
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University of Arizona
34,000 students
4,825,000 vols.
1,516,207 gate entries per year
732,000 annual circulation
61 librarians full-time staff
$23,708,000 annual budget
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16. University of Arizona Information Commons
2002 opening
High-touch, face-to-face
Integrated service model
250 computer workstations Offering combined access to productivity applications, Internet, & proprietary research databases
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