Creating Collaborative Workstations for Reference and Public Use in Academic Libraries |
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| Authors: | Alan W Aldrich |
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| Institution: | University of South Dakota , |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT The current focus on libraries as place involves the collaborative needs of library users for features such as movable furniture, group work areas, and amenities such as coffee shops. Additional attention needs to focus on how the technology infrastructure can support collaborative work in academic libraries. The one-user-one-machine setup common in many academic libraries does not do this. A collaborative workstation that is inexpensive and readily assembled is described along with equipment needs and costs. The impact of such a collaborative workstation for both reference work and public use is discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Collaboration computer library design groups reference service collaborative workstations |
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