Stewardship of the Stewardship of the Information Commons: Information Commons: Cultural, Service, and Cultural, Service, and

Operational IssuesOperational IssuesStephen R. AckerStephen R. Acker

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The Digital UnionThe Digital Union

Genesis Genesis Micro environment to model macro changeMicro environment to model macro change

FormForm Partnership, philosophy, place, practices Partnership, philosophy, place, practices

Opportunities (The Millennium problems)Opportunities (The Millennium problems) ““Make learning happen” problem set 2004Make learning happen” problem set 2004

The ETD exemplarThe ETD exemplar Q&A- AudienceQ&A- Audience

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Main Library Before Main Library Before (1913)(1913)

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Main Library Today Main Library Today (2004)(2004)

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Main Library After Main Library After (2008)(2008)

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Thompson Library Thompson Library RenovationRenovation

Improved life-safety infrastructureImproved life-safety infrastructure Enhanced accessibilityEnhanced accessibility Better environment for Better environment for

teaching and learningteaching and learning

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““Break Through Design”Break Through Design”

Focus onFocus on Learning behaviors of studentsLearning behaviors of students Teaching modes of facultyTeaching modes of faculty

Goal is Active LearningGoal is Active Learning Don’t support learningDon’t support learning ““Make learning happen”Make learning happen”

Bennett and Thomas, 2004Bennett and Thomas, 2004

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The Digital UnionThe Digital Union

PartnershipPartnership OSU Libraries, Offices of the CIO, WOSU Stations, OSU Libraries, Offices of the CIO, WOSU Stations,

ADA Coordinator’s office, external vendors and ADA Coordinator’s office, external vendors and academicians.academicians.

PhilosophyPhilosophy A culture of change and experimentationA culture of change and experimentation

Test bed for space-technology-idea interactionTest bed for space-technology-idea interaction Ergonomic space design, High band connectivity, Ergonomic space design, High band connectivity,

multiple student and faculty projectsmultiple student and faculty projects Inform practice and investment over next five yearsInform practice and investment over next five years

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The Digital Union (2003)The Digital Union (2003)

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The Digital Union (2004)The Digital Union (2004)

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The Millennium The Millennium ProblemsProblems

Ideas to Ideas to productionproduction

Research to Research to applicationapplication

Yesterday to Yesterday to tomorrowtomorrow

Autonomy to Autonomy to collaboratiocollaborationn

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““Make Learning Happen” Make Learning Happen” (1)(1)

Institutional repositoriesInstitutional repositories Universal accessUniversal access Next generation Learning Next generation Learning

Management systemsManagement systems Digital toolkits for faculty, staff, Digital toolkits for faculty, staff,

studentsstudents ePortfolio systemsePortfolio systems Ubiquitous wireless networksUbiquitous wireless networks

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““Make Learning Happen” Make Learning Happen” (2)(2)

Digital asset management systemsDigital asset management systems Identity management and provisioningIdentity management and provisioning Re-purposable ergonomic work Re-purposable ergonomic work

environsenvirons Novel uses of the digital television Novel uses of the digital television

spectrumspectrum Electronic Theses and Electronic Theses and

dissertationsdissertations

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ETD ETD

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The Millennium The Millennium ProblemsProblems

Ideas to Ideas to productionproduction

Research to Research to applicationapplication

Yesterday to Yesterday to tomorrowtomorrow

Autonomy to Autonomy to collaboratiocollaborationn

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Digital Union- Searching Digital Union- Searching to. . .to. . .

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““Make Learning Happen”Make Learning Happen”

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Questions?Questions?

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ContactsContacts

Website: Website: http://digitalunion.osu.eduhttp://digitalunion.osu.edu

E-mailE-mail Steve Acker (Steve Acker (acker.1@osu.eduacker.1@osu.edu))