Research Artcle Copyright (c) 2018 Journal of Advanced Research in Library and Informaton Science (ISSN: 2395-2288) Journal of Advanced Research in Library and Information Science Volume 5, Issue 1 - 2018, Pg. No. 21-26 Peer Reviewed Journal Abstract This paper discusses the literature on learning commons concept. It then provides a brief overview of the Learning Commons Model at Atmiya Group of Insttutons Library and Learning Centre and how it has impacted the usage of the space. This is a paper useful for practcing Librarians who are keen on having a Learning commons setup at the Library. Keywords: Learning Commons Model, Library Corresponding Author: Sheetal Dushyant Tank, Atmiya Insttute of Technology and Science india. E-mail Id: sdtank@aits.edu.in Orcid Id: htps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6406-4984 How to cite this artcle: Tank SD, Kanamadi S. Setng up a Learning Commons in the Library Phase 1: a case of Atmiya Group of Insttutons. J Adv Res Lib Inform Sci 2018; 5(1): 21-26. Setting up a Learning Commons in the Library Phase 1: a case of Atmiya Group of Institutions Sheetal Dushyant Tank 1 , Satish Kanamadi 2 1 Library and Learning Centre, Atmiya Insttute of Technology and Science india. 2 Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library, Centre for Library and Informaton Management india. DOI: htps://doi.org/10.24321/2395.2288.201805 Introduction Over the last ten years, various forms of collaboraton between student and academic afairs have resulted in opportunites for students to extend their learning beyond the classroom setng. 22 The Changes and new experiments in the teaching-learning-research methodologies have impacted the Library concept tremendously and as Bennet quotes “move in higher educaton ways from a teaching culture and towards a culture of learning”. 4 “First-year experience programs, leadership initatves, learning communites, and service learning opportunites are some examples of programs that engage faculty, staf, and students as partners in creatng purposeful learning actvites. New additons to this list are “learning commons” initatves that model efectve collaboratve partnerships between student afairs and libraries to support learning both inside and outside the classroom. 22 When the question is asked, how libraries position themselves in this academic climate, it is clear that the changes to user paterns and the availability of new tools require that libraries keep pace. Creatng a learning common is one of how libraries are responding. 17 Literature Review - Learning Commons As elaborated by Pierard and Bordeianu “the concept of the informaton commons and more recently the learning commons has emerged and evolved in the library literature for nearly two decades”. 19 Donald Beagle suggested that “the informaton commons is a service environment organized in support of learning whereas a learning commons is the product of collaboraton that aligns the resources of that environment with broader learning initatves or outcomes as determined “through a cooperatve process” by multple campus groups and units”. 2,19 As comprehended by Schmidt & Kaufman “The focus of a learning commons goes beyond helping students “manage” informaton to helping them “manage” their learning. Rather than highlightng access to computers, sofware, and mult-media support, a learning common emphasizes a range of programs and services to help students in their learning tasks. 1 A learning common should recognize not only that the needs of the learner are paramount, but that the nature of that learning is changing. This includes new learning pedagogies, a greater emphasis on collaboratve learning, and a recogniton that advances in technology have