the library as place. author: peter hickey

Leabharlann UCD

Ionad Eolaíocht Sláinte UCD

UCD Library

Health Sciences Centre

The Library as Place

Peter Hickey

Constructive Alignment Theory John Biggs

Learning & Teaching activities

and

Assessment Methods

and

Intended Learning Outcomes

Key Drivers

a. Shift from holdings to access

b. Developments with technologies

c. Fostering learning and collaboration

d. Student centred and student friendly

a. Shift from holdings to access

• Compact shelving

• Warehouse storage

• Collaborations

• Risks

b. Developments with technologies

• Personal computing

• RFID

• Self service

• Access control

• Outsourcing

c. Fostering learning and collaboration

• The Shift from the Formal Classroom

• Student centred activities

• Small group teaching

• Problem based, evidence based learning

• Messy and ill defined activities

• Need for spaces to meet and congregate

Why the Library?

• Classrooms traditionally buildings & services

• Other players, IT Services, AV Centres, Administration, Exam offices, etc

• Devolved budgets to Faculties/Colleges

‘Significantly, the library must serve as the principal building on campus where one can truly experience and benefit from the centrality of an institution’s intellectual community’.

The Library as Place: Changes in Learning Patterns, Collections, Technology, and Use

by Geoffrey T. Freeman

d. Student Centred and student friendly

• Accessible

• Welcoming

• Relevant and usable

Accessible

- Convenient

- Visible

- Compact

Welcoming

– Ambience

– Environment

– Quality

Relevant and usable

– Variety and choice

– Connectivity

– Adaptable

– Manageable

Challenges of collaboration

• New Builds

• Branches, needs of dept, school,

• Collaborative learning centres, conflicting needs and ethos

• Being at the right table

• Being recognised as an equal client

• The informal channels, builders, etc. keep it simple