This page includes powerpoint presentations, documents and internet sources on the process involved in creating the ACU Learning Commons.

Powerpoint Presentations

Learning Infused Libraries: Honest Talk About What It REALLY Takes to Create a Learning Commons, LOEX 2008 - Powerpoint on the Web

Developing a Learning Commons at Abilene Christian University, Presentation at EDUCAUSE Southwest Regional Conference (2006) by Laura Baker, Mark L. McCallon, and George Saltsman - Powerpoint

Indiana State University, Collaborative Workstations: Creating Group Work Space in Libraries, 2004 - Powerpoint

The Information Commons; Challenge, MARS Chair's Program 2003, Allison Cowgill, Colorado State University - Powerpoint

Articles (Documents and PDFs)

The ACU Library for the 21st Century, Library Planning Group, 2004 - Word Document

A Library for the Twenty-first Century Library: A Learning Commons Approach, Fall 2004, Faculty Library Committee - Word Document

A Study to Discover Abilene Christian University Professors' Wants and Needs for the Future Library Learning Commons Center - PDF (Non Searchable)

Study of Student Opinions Concerning the Abilene Christian University Library Learning Commons Components - PDF (Non Searchable)

"Uncommon Learning Space" - Article in ACU Today Magazine, Summer 2006 PDF

Report of the Information Commons Project Team, Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library, April 2003 - PDF

Internet Sources

Libraries Designed for Learning by Scott Bennett - Council on Library and Information Resources, November 2003 - Web article

Information Commons: A Directory of Innovative Services and Resources in Academic Libraries - Web page (Last updated Oct. 2004)