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Where are Japanese academic libraries with regard to adopting LCs at this time?
Possible strategies for adopting the LC model in Japan:
Align the mission of your library and LC to the mission of your university;
Review other libraries’ strategic plans before creating one for your library;
Participate in a North American Learning Commons Conference;
Instead of focusing on floor plans and furniture, ask questions about the kinds of activities that your students will be engaged in & what services are needed to support those activities;
Think less about library collections & operations & more about student learning;
Consider what kind of construction would work best to create your desired LC:
Brand new construction of the whole library?
An add-on or renovation to an existing library?
Re-purposing selected areas within an existing library?
Deciding whether the LC is to be constructed all at once or piece-by-piece?
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