"This new book updates this review of current practice in the Information Commons and other new kinds of facilities inspired by the same needs and intents. This book is an attempt to answer the question: "What might be the next emerging concept for a technology-enabled, user-responsive, mission-driven form of the academic library?""--.

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Part I: The Information Commons
  • Chapter 1 Origin and Evolution of the Commons in Academic Libraries
  • Chapter 2 Surveying the Landscape
  • Chapter 3 Twenty-First-Century Library Service Design
  • Chapter 4 Integrating Technology into the Information Commons
  • Chapter 5 Designing Flexible Spaces
  • Chapter 6: Tying It All Together
• Part II: The Field Guide
  • Field Guide
    • Claremont Colleges Library (CA): Collaborative Commons
    • Dartmouth College (NH): Jones Media Center
    • Duke University (NC): The Ruppert Commons for Research, Technology and Collaboration (“The Edge”)
    • Emory University (GA): Learning Commons, Student Digital Life
    • Indiana University (IN): Learning Commons
    • Jackson State University (MS): JSU Innovate
    • Kansas State University (KS): K-State InfoCommons
    • North Carolina State University (NC): Lake Raleigh Learning Commons
    • Ohio University (OH): Learning Commons
    • Pennsylvania State University (PA): Knowledge Commons
    • Simon Fraser University (BC, Canada): Student Learning Commons
    • Texas Christian University (TX): Information Commons
    • Trinity University (TX): Information Commons
    • University of Cape Town (South Africa): Knowledge Commons, Research Commons, & Learning Commons
    • University of Central Florida (FL): Knowledge Commons
    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IL): Scholarly Commons
    • University of Iowa (IA): Learning Commons
    • University of Maryland (MD): Terrapin Learning Commons
    • University of Minnesota Twin Cities (MN): SMART Learning Commons
    • University of North Carolina at Greensboro (NC): Digital Media Commons
    • University of North Texas (TX): Collaboration & Learning Commons
    • University of North Texas (TX): The Factory
    • University of Oklahoma (OK): Helmerich Collaborative Learning Center
    • University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (TN): Studio
    • University of Texas (TX): PCL Learning Commons
    • Virginia Commonwealth University (VA): Multimedia Collaboration Room
    • Virginia Tech University (VA): Learning Commons
• Afterword
• Appendix A: Field Guide Entry Survey Form
• Appendix B: Timeline
• Index
• About the Editors and Contributors