Policies, Projects, Planning
THE QUEEN'S LEARNING COMMONS -- KEY PROJECT DOCUMENTS
July 2007: Second Year Report to the QLC Executive Team
Fall 2006: Queen's Learning Commons Phase I - First Year Review
Fall 2005: Queen's Learning Commons Phase I - Open, Alive and Looking Forward
March 2005: Presentation to Queen's Campus Planning and Development Committee
- Executive Summary - Vision, Partnership, Services (PDF)
- Project Master Plan and Phase I Plan - Architects' Plans and Drawings
December 2004: Service Program - QUEEN'S Learning Commons
- Draft Service Program (PDF)
October 2004: Design Brief - Stauffer Library Learning Commons
- Design Brief (PDF)
April 30, 2004: Service Delivery Model - Stauffer Library Learning Commons
- Service Delivery Model (PDF)
February 2004: Second Site Visit and Consultation with Planning Consultant
January 2004: Articulating a Learning Commons Planning Framework
- Components of the Learning Commons (PDF)
- Learning Commons Committees & Decision-Making Structure (PDF)
December 2003: Planning Consultant Site Visit
November 2003:
- Conference call with Planning Group and Lori Van Rooijen
- Minutes of Planning Group meeting
- Components of the Learning Commons (identified by the Planning Group)
October 2003:
- Formation of the Learning Commons Planning Group and decision to hire Lori Van Rooijen (Larkspur Associates) as a consultant to move the planning process forward.
- Advise on planning process, establishment of planning groups, terms of reference and timelines;
- Advise on communication plan;
- Advise on potential partners;
- Advise on services / functions of Learning Commons;
- Create a program document.
- Membership of the initial Core Planning Group:
- Melody Burton, Reference Services Librarian (Information Liaison)
- Liz Fox, Electronic Services Librarian
- Cory Laverty, Acting Head, Reference Services (Chair)
- Jeff Moon, Head, Government Documents (Webmaster)
- Sharon Musgrave, Head, Access Services (Communications)
- Sean Reynolds, Director ITS
- Lori Van Rooijen, Larkspur Associates (Consultant)
- Paul Wiens, University Librarian
April-May 2003:
- Stauffer Library all-staff meetings held to brainstorm Learning Commons concept. Goals, common themes and potential services were identified.
- Planning/Vision document compiled by Cory Laverty and Melody Burton