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Tommy G’s New Learning Commons & Artwork
Thomas G. Carpenter Library University of North Florida
Courtenay McLeland Art Libraries Society Southeast ChapterNovember 13, 2015
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Thomas G. Carpenter Library
• Receives over 800K visitors a year• Increasing need for more group study space, quiet
study areas, presentation support, and laptops to checkout
• Students wanted more flexible furniture and wireless connectivity
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Learning Commons Project
• Floors 1 and 2, completed summer of 2015• Increased seating capacity, group study areas,
laptops, added collaboration stations, and a presentation practice space
• 1438 new electrical outlets and more data ports were added
• New sound masking systems allow groups to study in close proximity
• ITS Help Desk and Call Center moved into the library
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First floor - before
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Collaborative Study Neighborhood Summer 2013
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First floor - after
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Post and beam
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Second floor - before
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Second floor, during
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Second floor - after
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Artwork, Security, and Hardware
• Tampering• Security hardware• Storage and updating
the inventory• Caring for frames• Hire experts
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Collaboration Stations
• Dual displays• Single displays• Roaming
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Writable walls and whiteboards
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Writable partitions
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The Finale: New Artwork
• The library reached out to sculpture professor Jenny Hager, who teaches an Enlivened Spaces public sculpture course
• October 2014, A committee reviewed proposals by 7 students.
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Graham Study Area - before
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Sculptures by Mary Ratcliff
Connection n. Connect v.
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Thank you!
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For more information
• Twitter hashtag #unflibrarycommons• http://www.unf.edu/library/ • http://libguides.unf.edu/artinthelibrary• http://libguides.unf.edu/campusart • http://libguides.unf.edu/llc• http://libguides.unf.edu/advising/studyrooms• http://libguides.unf.edu/mediascapes