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The Librarian and the Designer: Working Together to Create a Showcase for Contemporary Learning

The Librarian and the Designer: Working Together to Create a Showcase for Contemporary Learning
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Author(s): Tomalee Doan (Purdue University, USA)and Melinda McGee (McGee Designhouse, Inc., USA)
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 24
Source title: Cases on Higher Education Spaces: Innovation, Collaboration, and Technology
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Russell G. Carpenter (Eastern Kentucky University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2673-7.ch014

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Abstract

Many institutions of higher education are designing spaces that reflect the established correlation between learning spaces and student achievement, mastery, and retention (Hunley & Schaller, 2006). In this case study of a renovation of an 18,327 square foot business library space into a dynamic learning environment, Melinda McGee, the Interior Designer for the project, and Tomalee Doan, the Associate Professor and Head Librarian of the business library, share the experience of their successful partnership that required a creative and an in-depth collaboration with each other and with several other stakeholders not usually found in an academic setting. Their goal is to provide a resource for educators, students, and administrators desiring to create learning spaces that encourage student achievement. Basic design terminology, the role technology played in the design, and the importance of the product manufacturer’s interest in creating effective products for higher education are presented.

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