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