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Small Data, Small Steps: Lessons From Assessing The Investment Studio, Jiaxin Low
Small Data, Small Steps: Lessons From Assessing The Investment Studio, Jiaxin Low
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Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Li Ka Shing Library was renovated in 2014. During the renovation, the Investment Studio was created within the library to house high-end financial databases such as Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters (now Refinitiv). Usage of the space was assessed using quantitative and qualitative data, comparing the first academic terms across two academic years, 2017 and 2018. The data provided evidence to support anecdotal evidence and library staff’s knowledge and observation. The assessment resulted recommendations for further action. It also provided opportunity to engage with users and stakeholders of this unique space.
Evaluating Library Spaces While Developing A ‘Culture Of Assessment’, Gulcin Cribb, Tamera Hanken, Swapna Gottipati
Evaluating Library Spaces While Developing A ‘Culture Of Assessment’, Gulcin Cribb, Tamera Hanken, Swapna Gottipati
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Evaluating Library Spaces While Developing A ‘Culture Of Assessment’, Gulcin Cribb, Tamera Hanken, Swapna Gottipati
Evaluating Library Spaces While Developing A ‘Culture Of Assessment’, Gulcin Cribb, Tamera Hanken, Swapna Gottipati
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Background
Since 2012, Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Li Ka Shing Library has been actively responding to three primary drivers of change: The first is the University’s educational initiative to encourage blended learning and project based learning; The second is the need to increase the quality and quantity of Library spaces, to create more quiet spaces, to improve the zoning for teaching and learning activities in support of collaborative, team and project based learning; The third is the Library’s own Culture of Assessment initiative to encourage decision making and continuous improvement based on data and evidence.
In late 2013, the Library …
Evaluating Library Spaces While Developing A "Culture Of Assessment", Gulcin Cribb, Tamera Hanken, Swapna Gottipati
Evaluating Library Spaces While Developing A "Culture Of Assessment", Gulcin Cribb, Tamera Hanken, Swapna Gottipati
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BackgroundSince 2012, Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Li Ka Shing Library has been actively responding to three primary drivers of change: The first is the University’s educational initiative to encourage blended learning and project based learning; The second is the need to increase the quality and quantity of Library spaces, to create more quiet spaces, to improve the zoning for teaching and learning activities in support of collaborative, team and project based learning; The third is the Library’s own Culture of Assessment initiative to encourage decision making and continuous improvement based on data and evidence.In late 2013, the Library received funding …
Transforming Learning Spaces For New Generation Of Learners, Gulcin Cribb, Devika Sangaram
Transforming Learning Spaces For New Generation Of Learners, Gulcin Cribb, Devika Sangaram
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Buildings And Spaces: Are They Relevant In The Virtual Environment?, Gulcin Cribb
Buildings And Spaces: Are They Relevant In The Virtual Environment?, Gulcin Cribb
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This presentation covers library buildings, spaces and users in the current environment. It highlights how Singapore libraries have evolved and their approaches to library spaces. A case study of Singapore Management University Libraries is presented. Other libraries covered are National Library Board (Early Literacy Library), National University of Singapore (Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library), Nanyang Technological University, Temasek Polytechnic, Nanyang Polytechnic.
This presentation is part of the Executive Library Management Programme (ELMP) course by the Library Association of Singapore in August 2014.