Learning Commons Bibliography

Canadian Library Association - Association canadienne des bibliothèques. (2014). Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons in Canada. http://apsds.org/wp-content/uploads/Standards-of-Practice-for-SchoolLibrary-Learning-Commons-in-Canada-2014.pdf

This publication is a wonderful introduction to the topic of learning commons, as well as a comprehensive guide to creating a space of your own. These standards are grounded in research and documentation. This resource includes more than 240 useful references for further reading.

Doorley, S., and Witthoft, S. Make Space: How to Set the Stage for Creative Collaboration. Wiley, 2012.

Doorley and Witthoft share many creative ideas about creating a space that encourages creativity, productiveness, organization, and collaboration. This title is not geared specifically towards schools, but it useful in it's innovate ideas for anyone to use.

Educause. "7 Things You Should Know about the Modern Learning Commons," 2011. https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli7071.pdf

Educause creates these "7 things you should know" pamphlets on a number of topics impacting learning today. This one focuses on the basics of the learning commons concept and why it matters in education today. This pamphlet uses examples at a university level, but the idea scales across all grade levels.

Loertscher, D., & Koechlin, C. Climbing to Excellence: Defining Characteristics of Successful Learning Commons. Knowledge Quest, Mar/Apr, 2014. http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/aaslpubsandjournals/knowledgequest/docs/KQ_MarApr14_ClimbingtoExcellence.pdf

Loertscher and Koechlin are the go-to experts on the topic of the learning commons.
This article is filled with insight on what makes a learning commons successful.

Sullivan, Margaret L. High Impact School Library Spaces: Envisioning New School Library Concepts. Libraries Unlimited, 2014.
Create a new vision for your school library space with this comprehensive resource. Peg Sullivan shares ideas on how to create spaces that support personalized learning, innovation, visual learners, as well as ways to seamlessly incorporate technology.