@article{oai:nagoya.repo.nii.ac.jp:00012688, author = {Beagle, Donald}, journal = {名古屋大学附属図書館研究年報}, month = {Mar}, note = {The college and university library has become the focal point of the “Information Commons” on physical, virtual, and cultural levels. During the technology revolution of the 1980's and 1990's the Information Commons (IC) became established as a new model for service delivery in libraries. This model goes beyond the access and retrieval function of traditional reference service to support the full range of activities of information literacy, helping students access, manage, integrate, evaluate and create information and knowledge. Since 2000, many Information Commons facilities have been established in collaboration with other learning support units such as tutorial programs, writing centers, and faculty development centers. These expanded IC facilities are now often called Learning Commons. A case study of the author's consulting project at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island (USA) offers one example of how the floorspace of a traditional university library is being reconfigured to create a Learning Commons.}, pages = {15--24}, title = {The Learning Commons in Historical Context}, volume = {7}, year = {2009} }