This new book updates this review of current practice in the Information Commons and other new kinds of facilities inspired by the same needs and intents. This book is an attempt to answer the question: "What might be the next emerging concept for a technology-enabled, user-responsive, mission-driven form of the academic library?"
This new book updates this review of current practice in the Information Commons and other new kinds of facilities inspired by the same needs and intents. This book is an attempt to answer the question: "What might be the next emerging concept for a technology-enabled, user-responsive, mission-driven form of the academic library?"
Charles Forrest has more than thirty-five years of experience in academic and research libraries. After nearly a decade with the University of Illinois libraries in both Chicago and Urbana-Champaign, he came to Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1988 where he held a series of administrative positions in the Library, including director of instructional support services, director of planning and budget, and most recently director of library facilities. He served as library project manager for many library construction and renovation projects at Emory, including the Center for Library and Information Resources, a major addition to and renovation of Emory's main library. Charles retired from the University in May 2016. Charles has served as a library juror for the American Institute of Architects/American Library Association Library Building Awards, the American Library Association/International Interior Design Association biennial Library Building Awards, and Library Journal's "New Landmark Libraries (Academic)" series. A published author and regular presenter at conferences, workshops and institutes, he is currently principal and owner of 21st Century Libraries Consulting, LLC. Dr. Martin Halbert is a recognized figure in library innovation, and serves as Dean of Libraries at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is also President of the Educopia Institute, an educational nonprofit that advances the well-being of libraries by fostering the advancement of shared information systems and infrastructures, and was one of the founding partners of the US National Digital Preservation Program. Halbert has a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary liberal arts from Emory University; his research examines the future of digital scholarship and research library services. He has served as principal investigator for grants and contracts totaling more than $7 M, funding more than a dozen large scale collaborative projects among many educational institutions. Halbert has previously worked for the University of North Texas, Emory University, Rice University, UT Austin, and the IBM Corporation.
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