Editorial Thoughts: Rise of the Innovation Commons

Authors

  • Patrick Tod Colegrove University of Nevada, Reno

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v34i3.8919

Abstract

That the practice of libraries and librarianship is changing is an understatement. Throughout their history, libraries have adapted and evolved to better meet the needs of the communities served. Framed against the historical development of the library commons and technological support, this piece introduces the concept of an innovation commons as a natural evolution for libraries, from information through learning commons, to the organic development and incorporation of library makerspaces.

Author Biography

Patrick Tod Colegrove, University of Nevada, Reno

The degree of Master of Science in Library and Information Science with a concentration in Competitive Intelligence and Knowledge Management from Drexel University complement additional advanced degrees held in Physics, including the Ph.D.; over 14 years experience as senior management in high-technology private industry. Actively involved in the academy across multiple scientific and engineering disciplines, and keenly aware of the issues and trends in scholarly communication in the sciences; active member of the Association of College and Research Libraries, Science and Technology Section (ACRL/STS), as well as the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) division of the ALA. At the University of Nevada, Reno, where I served multiple years as manager of the Information Commons @One at the opening of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, and currently serve as the Head of the DeLaMare Science & Engineering Library.

References

Morgan Currie, “What We Call the Information Commons,” institute of network cultures blog, July 8, 2010, http://networkcultures.org/blog/2010/07/08/what-we-call-the-information-commons/

Robert A. Seal, “Issue Overview,” Journal of Library Administration, 50 (2010), 1-6. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/01930820903422248

Charles Forrest & Martin Halbert, A field guide to the Information Commons. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2009.

Scott Bennett, “The Information or the Learning Commons: Which Will We Have?,” The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 34, no. 3 (2008), 183-185.

Donald Robert, Donald Russel Bailey, & Barbara Tierney, The Information Commons Handbook, xviii. New York: Neal Schuman, 2006.

Larry Johnson, Samantha Adams Becker, Victoria Estrada, and Alex Freeman, NMC Horizon Report: 2015 Library Edition, 36. Austin, TX: The New Media Consortium, 2015.

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Published

2015-09-21

How to Cite

Colegrove, P. T. (2015). Editorial Thoughts: Rise of the Innovation Commons. Information Technology and Libraries, 34(3), 2–5. https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v34i3.8919

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 3 (2015)

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Editorials

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