Session Description:
Scholarship about design thinking and academic libraries tends to focus on how librarians can deploy design thinking to improve library services or spaces. However, there is a lack of scholarship about libraries partnering with campus departments to support the unique needs of design thinking curricula. Since 2014, an academic library serving a private, 4-year institution has collaborated with campus faculty to host a studio to support design thinking courses. This paper will share how the library supports design thinking curricula through a dedicated physical space, recruiting and evaluating course proposals, matching appropriate subject librarians, developing organizational infrastructure, and evaluating outcomes.
