Factors Shaping Future Use and Design of Academic Library Space

Autor/in	Cox, Andrew
Titel	Factors Shaping Future Use and Design of Academic Library Space
Quelle	In: New Review of Academic Librarianship, 29 (2023) 1, S.33-50 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cox, Andrew)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1361-4533
DOI	10.1080/13614533.2022.2039244
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Academic Libraries; Library Facilities; Library Services; Users (Information); Futures (of Society); Building Design; Well Being; Sustainability; Inclusion; Decolonization + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Bibliotheksarbeit; Benutzerprofil; Nutzer; Future; Society; Zukunft; Baugestaltung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Nachhaltigkeit; Inklusion; Dekolonisation; Entkolonialisierung
Abstract	COVID is having immediate and long-term impacts on the use of libraries. But these changes will probably not alter the importance of the academic library as a space. In the decade pre COVID libraries saw a growing number of visits, despite the increasing availability of material digitally. The first part of the article offers an analysis of the factors driving this growth, such as changing pedagogies, diversification in the student body, new technologies plus tighter estates management. Barriers to change such as academic staff readiness, cost, and slow decision making are also presented. Then, the main body of the article discusses emerging factors which are likely to further shape the use of library space, namely: concerns with student well-being; sustainability; equality, diversity and inclusion, and colonization; increasing co-design with students; and new technologies. A final model captures the inter-related factors shaping use and design of library space post COVID. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01