Creating the Research Commons: The New York University and University of Washington Experience
Creating the Research Commons: The New York University and University of Washington Experience
Wednesday, October 19 | 3:30PM–4:20PM | Meeting Room 107A/B
Session Type:
E11
The NYU and University of Washington libraries simultaneously created research commons, transforming physical and virtual spaces and integrating content and technology specialists to serve 21st-century researchers. They will describe their redesign values, goals and process, user assessments, and the resulting services and spaces. Lessons learned and future interinstitutional collaborations will be discussed.
Presenters
Grace Chung
Research Commons Student Assistant, University of Washington
Scott Collard
Coord, Social Sciences Collections and Graduate Student Services, Bobst Library, New York University
Lauren Ray
Research Commons Librarian, University of Washington