- Rochester (New York) University example:
Foster, N. F., & Gibbons, S. Studying students: The Undergraduate Research Project at the University of Rochester.(Chicago: Assoc. of College and Research Libraries, 2007).
- Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte (UNCC) example:
In 2009, the new UNCC Library Director (from Rochester Univ.) hired an anthropologist to study how students do their work; established a “Personal Librarian” service model whereby every college, every academic department, every course, every student, every faculty member had a designated “Personal Librarian”; merged several service desks into one, creating a blended service desk model.
- Univ. of Central Florida (UCF) example:
In 2010, a “Knowledge Commons” was created within the UCF main campus library.
In 2013, the new Head of Research Services (from UNCC) created a Subject Librarian service model. This model adheres to the “Framework for the Engaged Librarian model…." https://library.osu.edu/staff/administration-reports/Engaged_Librarian_Framework_Dec2011.pdf
- Other interesting examples of North American LCs include:
North Carolina State University. Hunt Library images.
University of Calgary. Taylor Family Digital Library images.
University of Pennsylvania. David B. Weigle Commons images.
http://commons.library.upenn.edu/