In this era of scaled-down budgets, maximized efficiencies, new learning methods and social media’s domination of face time, college and university campuses are gravitating toward a new space type: ...

Academic library learning spaces have evolved remarkably from traditional, quiet repositories of books into dynamic, multifunctional environments that support a diverse range of academic activities.

Freshman Anna Cole uses a laptop in the open study area at the Adele Hall Learning Commons in Love Library North on the UNL campus. Ph.D. candidates Wei Wang, left, and Yaudong Yang work in a quiet ...