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The Information Commons Challenge
MARS Chair’s Program 2003
Allison Cowgill
[email protected]
Colorado State University
June 22, 2003
Morgan Library offers the campus community
the EIC - an information commons that is:
- extensive
- accessible
- centrally located
The Electronic Information Center (EIC) is more than a general
computing lab and more than a reference desk. It is a synergy
between:
“. . . the user support skills of computer staff,
the information skills of reference staff,
and the production skills of media staff.”
- Donald Beagle
computer
support
production
information
After class, come to the library - grab some Coffee
Find a computer!
Login to WebCT;
check course syllabus
Search full-text
databases - find some
great articles
E-mail yourself the articles;
E-mail your prof the citations
Meet some friends –
scan some photos - compose a
PowerPoint group presentation
Write a paper
in Word
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Public Computer Locations
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#1
E
#2
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Morgan Library
First Floor
Electronic
Information
Center
IVAC
Assistive
Technology
Entrance
Loan/Reserve
Interlibrary
Loan
Reference
Desk
• 300+ public computers
• Full Internet access
Courtyard
• Productivity software
• 2 teaching labs
• Laptop checkout and
wireless network
Electronic Information
Labs 1 and 2:
•28 & 30 PCs respectively
•Hands-on instruction
•Rooms can be reserved
•General use overflow
Staff Assistance
•Library online resources
•Data recovery
•Internet/e-mail/WebCT
•Software applications
•Printing
General use PCs:
•Internet access
•Microsoft Office
•CD burning
UniPrint®
•Networked print system
•Managed by CopyRite II
•Copy card required
•12¢ black and white
•50¢ color
“Specialty” computers:
•Assistive Technology Room
•CD-ROM database stations (2)
•Scanning stations (6)
•GIS stations (2)
•Self-service software installation
The Electronic Information Center (EIC)
The IC
A User-Centered Resource
Variations on the Information Commons Theme
Information Commons and Library Administration
Information Commons and Library Staff
Information Commons and Small Libraries
The Evolutionary Future of the Information Commons:
Finding the Optimal Fit?
The Information Commons will “permit special adaptations
to the digital environment” that are ongoing.
- Donald Beagle
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A Forum for Exploring and Anticipating Adaptation in the
Digital Information Environment to Best Meet Student Needs
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A Mechanism for Feedback to Fully Understand How Students and Faculty
Use Digital Resources
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A testbed for experimental collaboration between campus units
and departments:
 portals
 bibliographic instruction
 digital library resources
 digital courseware