"A Really Nice Spot": Evaluating Place, Space, and Technology in Academic Libraries

Autor/inn/en	Khoo, Michael J.; Rozaklis, Lily; Hall, Catherine; Kusunoki, Diana
Titel	"A Really Nice Spot": Evaluating Place, Space, and Technology in Academic Libraries
Quelle	In: College & Research Libraries, 77 (2016) 1, S.51-70 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0010-0870
DOI	10.5860/crl.77.1.51
Schlagwörter	Academic Libraries; Library Research; Library Automation; Library Administration; Library Development; Interior Space; Space Utilization; Qualitative Research; Mixed Methods Research; Student Surveys; Models; Design Preferences; Technology Integration; Student Attitudes; Case Studies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Bibliotheksplanung; Innenraum; Raumnutzung; Qualitative Forschung; Schülerbefragung; Analogiemodell; Design requirements; Gestaltungsmittel; Schülerverhalten; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study
Abstract	This article describes a qualitative mixed-method study of students' perceptions of place and space in an academic library. The approach is informed by Scott Bennett's model of library design, which posits a shift from a "book-centered" to a technology supported "learning centered" paradigm of library space. Two surveys gathered data on (a) students' perceptions of places in an academic library, and (b) on occupancy rates in the same library. When triangulated, the results identified two distinct and contrasting models of place: a more traditional model based on individual study near stacks of books, and an emergent technologically-supported group study model. The results suggest that academic libraries should develop new metrics to measure library place and space in settings of technologically-supported group work. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01