Research of University Library Subject Information Commons

Subject-oriented service now has entered a deep developing period, which urgently need to find a break through point and establish an implemental model that is feasible, sustainable and suitable for the new information environment; Information commons (IC), which is a new kind of service model offers a valuable opportunity in service innovation. This is the future trend of modern library service innovation and development. On the basis of the similarities of IC and subject-oriented service, this paper conceptualized the mode of subject information commons (SIC) and discussed the construction of SIC with respect to space, resource and service.