摘要：In fall of 2011, Leon E. Bloch Law Library at the University of Missouri- Kansas City (UMKC) completed the first phase of a planned three-phase renovation designed to reflect dramatic changes in the accessibility, global scope, scale, and interdisciplinary aspects of legal information. As originally envisioned, the first phase was to transform the underutilized ground floor of the three-floor library from subterranean storage space into a state-of-the-art instructional and research facility with a classroom specifically designed for using Tidebreak’s innovative collaboration software. The plan required opening a wall to create a new entrance adjacent to the main classroom area of the law school to make the library more accessible to the students. The renovated space also made room for the relocation of the school’s unique laptop clinic. Finally, the print materials located in this space support the first-year legal research and writing program, making the entire space a learning environment for basic legal research skills.
