Creating the academic commons: guidelines for learning, teaching, and research

Introduction : The millennial library

Part 1. Supporting students and faculty : The learning commons

The teaching commons

The research commons

Part 2. The supporting elements of an academic commons : The components of an academic commons archiving scheme

The electronic book

Libraries as publishing houses and the long tail theory

Access, security, and funding options

Part 3. Evolving issues facing the academic commons movement : Copyright, intellectual property rights, and privacy

Selling the millennial library and its academic commons to its stakeholders

Long-term challenges: politics, staffing, and the fourth commons

Appendix A. Resources for survey techniques and analysis

Appendix B. Research and collaboration tools

Appendix C. Library case studies.