Learning Commons Iniative as a strategy to improve Library Services: A Case Study of Sampoerna Corner in Diponegoro University-Indonesia

Abstract

Education world has tremendously changed in the past few decade, including in higher education. This is due to a new learning paradigm; the rapid growth of technology, and the rise of the digital natives. New approach in education need to be done accordingly. One way to do this is by transforming all the supporting units, including the library. Such changes becomes a concern not only for the library itself but also for other stakeholders, such as corporations. Through their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, corporations took their part in supporting library transformation. This can be seen in the initiative done by PT HM Sampoerna, a giant cigarette industry in Indonesia. PT. HM Sampoerna has established Sampoerna Corner (SC) in 7 university libraries in Indonesia, including in Diponegoro University. SC came up with learning commons, a relatively new concept in library services not only for Diponegoro University, but also for most libraries in Indonesia. The implementation of such new concept will surely raise some questions : how is learning commons implementation in the SC in Diponegoro University, how’s the progress and what are the barriers of its development? These questions will be answered through a study of the establishment of the common.