Insight came from colleagues at Emory University, who generously hosted a half-day seminar on lessons learned while creating their commons, and what we read in the available literature. … A report card summarized all we had learned, focusing on the complexity of planning an 8000-square-foot learning space in collaboration with another campus entity . … They also provide a vital link to the student body by reporting our efforts to student government and the campus newspaper .

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Creating Learning Spaces Through Collaboration: How One Library …