Establishing Influential Decision Making Factors for University Library Opening Hours: An Exploratory UK Regional Study

Autor/inn/en	Ravenwood, Clare; Stephens, Derek; Walton, Graham
Titel	Establishing Influential Decision Making Factors for University Library Opening Hours: An Exploratory UK Regional Study
Quelle	In: New Review of Academic Librarianship, 21 (2015) 1, S.52-67 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1361-4533
DOI	10.1080/13614533.2014.914960
Schlagwörter	Decision Making; Working Hours; Scheduling; Library Policy; Library Administration; Workshops; Performance Factors; Influences; Qualitative Research; User Needs (Information); Sanitation; School Security; Library Facilities; Staff Utilization; Institutional Characteristics; Librarian Attitudes; Academic Libraries; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Hours of work; Arbeitszeit; Disposition; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Leistungsindikator; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Qualitative Forschung; Benutzerbedürfnis; Betriebshygiene; Deployment of labor; Deployment of labour; Personaleinsatz; College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	Many factors and pressures affect decisions made in UK university libraries on opening hours especially 24/7. This article reports on a project to examine the decision-making process, influential factors, and stakeholders. A workshop for senior library managers in the East Midlands was held to gather data and share experiences. From analysis of the workshop a framework of influential factors was devised and the decision-making process was examined. Although each library had different priorities, important factors overall included pressure from undergraduates and the student's union, and provision during exam periods. Further research to examine the framework nationally is required. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01