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Epitaph For Edward W. Soja, Jonathan P. Bell

Jonathan P. Bell

Reyner Banham, Mike Davis, And The Discourse On Los Angeles Ecology, Jonathan P. Bell

Jonathan P. Bell

UrbDeZine, July 14, 2015.

New Horizons: Libraries, Space, And People — A Ttw Guest Post By Jonathan Pacheco Bell, Jonathan P. Bell

Jonathan P. Bell

Tame the Web, April 20, 2015

Libraries, Change, And The Future — A Ttw Guest Post By Jonathan Pacheco Bell, Jonathan P. Bell

Jonathan P. Bell

Tame the Web, April 6, 2015.

Obstacles To Participation: The Little Free Library Edition — A Ttw Guest Post By Jonathan Pacheco Bell, Jonathan P. Bell

Jonathan P. Bell

Tame the Web, March 30, 2015. Using the example of a Little Free Library code violation controversy in Los Angeles, and drawing from my urban planning and public library experiences, I offer four cautionary lessons that make us better prepared to handle inevitable obstacles to participatory public service.

"This Is Our Library, And It's A Pretty Cool Place": A User-Centered Study Of Public Library Ya Spaces, Denise E. Agosto, Jonathan P. Bell, Anthony Bernier, Meghann Kuhlmann

Jonathan P. Bell

This study sought to collect data from teens and librarians about their preferences and recommendations for the effective design of physical library spaces for teens. Librarians and teens at twenty-two U.S. public libraries filmed narrated video tours of their young adult (YA) public library spaces. The researchers used qualitative content analysis techniques to analyze the video data and to develop a framework for guiding the design of effective YA public library spaces. In addition to providing specific recommendations for user-centered YA library space design, this study highlights the need for continued user input into the design and maintenance of YA …