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D. Hiden Ramsey Library, UNC Asheville | Last updated 1/25/2008

Library Space Planning Think Tank

Bryan Sinclair, Associate University Librarian for Public Services
Robert Bland, Associate University Librarian for Technical Services
Anita White-Carter, Research Services and Document Delivery Coordinator
Noel Jones, Circulation Supervisor
Barbara Svenson, Acquisitions & Cataloging Librarian
Mary Alm, Director, University Writing Center
Mark Harvey, Associate Professor of Psychology/Co-Director of Undergraduate Research Program
Chuck Bennett, Professor of Physics
J. Greg Dobson, GIS Research Associate, NEMAC

Consultants:
Bob Yearout, Professor, Industrial and Engineering Management, and students
Amy White, Undergraduate Research student in Environmental Analysis and Design; Advisor: Mark Harvey
Undergraduate Research Student in Industrial Ergonomics and Work Design (TBD)
Undergraduate Research Student in Graphic Design (TBD)

Current Projects & Proposals

Collaborative Learning Commons - Proposal (Last updated 12/12/07)
"A collaboratory for undergraduate research and learning"

• Conceptual Drawings and Images

• Bibliography & Links

• Article: "The Learning Commons: The Library Morphs." Campus Technology, April 1, 2008

• Article: "Commons 2.0: Library Spaces Designed for Collaborative Learning." EDUCAUSE Quarterly 30, no. 4 (2007): 4-6

• Presentation: "Evolving Library Space: From "Information Commons" to "Collaborative Learning Commons." Electronic Resources in Libraries Conference, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, February 22-24, 2007

Current Periodicals & Reading Room - Proposal

Misc.

Japanese Furnishings and Design Ideas

"Raised-Platform Lily Pads"

Old/Initial Proposal for Collaborative Learning Commons - w/"Bridge" Concept

Ramsey Library Blueprints (Boney Architects, 1994)

Government Documents Discard Project

Site Visit - Georgia Tech Library