LOEX 2020

As library collections steer further toward online resources, PDA models, stack reduction to create student study space, and shift focus toward OER/OA movements, print collections feel like a distant priority. This session will present a case study of how the librarians at Penn State Berks re-conceptualized print collections with the development of the Discovery Lab to meet their community's needs and reinvigorated their reference, instruction, student engagement, and campus outreach as a result. This cost-neutral project is a replicable model for other academic libraries to apply in their local context through strategic mapping and assessment. BYOD to maximize takeaways.

Participants will:

• Demonstrate how to integrate collections into authentic learning experiences for students.
• Identify student engagement and campus outreach opportunities using library collections.
• Apply the Discovery Lab model to strategize the integration of collections, instruction, and library-as-place in their local context .