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Invitation: Why Learning Space Matters

Dear Colleagues,

RCSI Library invites you to

‘Why Learning Space Matters: Aligning learning landscapes with Health Sciences Curricula’

on Thursday, 21 June, from 9.30am-12.30pm

The half day seminar will explore research and practice-centred on the design and alignment of learning spaces with health sciences curricula including the role of libraries as connectors between formal and informal learning spaces.

Programme

08:30 – 09:30     Registration & Tour sign up

09:30 – 09:40     Welcome and Introduction

09:40 – 10:30     Airport lounges, hotel lobbies and multimedia studios: the Library. 

Dr Jonas Nordquist, Director, Medical Case Centre Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

10:30 – 11:00     Break

11:00 – 11.30     26 York Street – between the lines

Peter McGovern, Director, Henry J Lyons Architects, Dublin, Ireland

11:30 – 12:00     We’ll have what they’re having: trends in library/learning space design

Karen Latimer, Chair Designing Libraries Advisory Board, UK

12:00 – 12:30     Panel Discussion:

All speakers, chaired by Professor Laura Viani

12:30 – 13:30     Lunch

13:00 & 13:30     Tours of RCSI, 26 York Street

The seminar will be followed by lunch for attendees and optional tours of the building.

Date: Thursday June 21, 2018
Time: 9:30-12:30
Location: RCSI, 26 York Street, David Bouchier Hayes Auditorium Level 5

To attend, please register online by 5pm Thursday, 14th June 2018.  Please note that places are limited and early registration is advisable.

Kind regards,

RCSI Library


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