These are the different technological spaces, tools, and equipment the libraries commonly offer for in-library or take-home use as part of information commons spaces. 

Technological Services in Information Commons

These are the programs focused on developing academic and professional knowledge and skills offered by libraries as part of their information commons spaces. 

Academic and professional training services in Information Commons

These are the different approaches, furniture, and types of rooms/zones commonly used in Information Commons to create a variety of learning spaces to meet diverse and dynamic learning needs/styles.

Space configurations in Information Commons

These are variations of references services offered as a part of Information Commons spaces

Reference Services in Information Commons

- Access to technology
- Academic and professional training services
- Diverse space configurations
- Reference Services

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While there is no single definition for Information Commons, it is generally understood as a place where technology and references services are brought together in order to empower learners to find information independently, with some also emphasizing a design that encourages learners to work with this information.

Information Commons

Oliveira, Silas M. "Trends in Academic Library Space: From book boxes to learning commons." Open information science 2.1 (2018): 59-74.
https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/opis-2018-0005/pdf

Library as Place

- Technology 
- Spaces for group work
- Digital media and online connections
- Access to librarians and technology experts

Basic features of Informations Commons 

While some people use Information Commons and Learning Commons interchangeably, it is more often seen as a progression from the first to the latter, with Information Commons defined through the pursuit of information, and Learning Commons defined through the creation of new knowledge. 

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