Evolving identities: An overdue discussion of academic libraries and experiential studio pedagogy

• Main Authors: Murphy, James E., Parker, Matthew
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Libraries & Cultural Resources 2023
• Subjects: Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1880/117946; https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/42790

Conference Presentation. Citation: Murphy, J.E. & Parker, M. (2023, June 22-24). “Co-creating an experiential learning studio for Architecture students with the added benefit of student-led library space innovations.” Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture/European Association of Architecture Education (ACSA/EAAE) Teachers Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland. Educators, including those in Architecture programs, are being tasked with ensuring students graduate with practical learning experiences leading to high levels of employability. Often referred to as experiential learning or work-integrated learning, these initiatives connect students with partners outside their faculties to have students tackle specific, realistic scenarios and propose solutions. In our setting, Architecture students are given this opportunity through a work-integrated learning Studio, matching students with internal and external partners on timely and relevant project opportunities. In this case, the co-creative partner is the University’s Architecture Librarian and the project opportunities are two of the University’s library locations. Libraries, as a subset of GLAM organizations (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) are continually in flux but hold at their core the interaction of their users (students, staff and faculty in the case of an academic library) and their collections. But what will academic library spaces look like, with ever-increasing digital collections and off-site storage? Many academic libraries across the globe were designed with the goal of storing maximum collections, however the current use case is starkly different, often resorting to study space as an unimaginative but popular default in a design void that has not been adequately addressed. Library services have become increasingly digital. Librarians and library staff connect with and support their users virtually, and users access library resources from wherever they are. Also, more and more institutions are choosing to store print materials ...