Dates

• Existence: 2004-

Administrative History

The Learning Commons Department (est. 2009) is an administrative unit in the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. It was created from the merger of the General Information Services Department and the Periodicals Department to supply a means for access to scholarly digital resources and a growing number of electronic databases for patrons of the Library.

The Learning Commons Department of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University was established in 2009 from the merger of the General Information Services Department and the Periodicals Department. After the Information Commons Project team had a two month investigation from February-April 2003 to determine how online access to library materials at BYU compared to other universities including the University of Arizona, Emory Univeristy, and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. After this analysis, the newly-created divison of the General Information Services department focused on seven aspects to improve upon: 1) Reference and student workstations; 2) Collaborative learning rooms and areas; 3) Electronic classrooms; 4) Multimedia workstations; 5) Consultation stations; 6) Writing lab; and 7) Lounge area. By implementing such programs, this department ensured that the Heber B. Lee Library is state-of-the-art and effective for all students.

Citation:

BYU Scholars Archive, via WWW, 2006 (Information Commons at Brigham Young University: Past, Present, and Future; created in 2004; improved upon: 1) Reference and student workstations; 2) Collaborative learning rooms and areas; 3) Electronic classrooms; 4) Multimedia workstations; 5) Consultation stations; 6) Writing lab; and 7) Lounge area.)

Harold B. Lee Library biennial and annual reports, 2009 (Learning Commons Department created from merger of General Information Services Department and Periodicals)

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