The Info Commons will be the focal point of the library’s third floor. This area will allow the Libraries to deliver new services by functionally integrating technology and reference service in an increasingly digital environment.

Phase I: Concept Team
A Concept Team was formed to assess the technology needs of the current library users and to make recommendations for the creation of the new Info Commons area. Based on information gathered from faculty, students, and some staff, the Library West Concept Team identified the issues and major technologies needed to further bridge teaching and learning with research and discovery within a library facility. An exploration of these academic user needs indicates how users perceive the Library and its ability to synergize the stated needs for productivity technologies with the information skills of Library Reference staff. Generally, this new service delivery model is required to support the needs of our academic community in the continuum of research and discovery towards presentation of knowledge.

Concept Team Proposal – submitted on February 24, 2005

Library West Concept Team:
LeiLani Freund
Tara Cataldo
Marilyn Ochoa
Marina Salecdo