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Library Environmental Factors And Students’ Patronage Of Library Services In The University Of Uyo Main Library, Clement Udo, Edidiong Nyong Ben Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study examined the influence of library environmental factors on students’ patronage of library services in the university of Uyo main library. The factors under investigation are library aesthetics, library lighting, library ventilation, library spacing and students’ patronage of library services. Four specific purposes were coined using the factors. Four research questions and hypotheses coined from the specific purposes were stated to guide the study. The descriptive survey design was used for the study. The study was conducted in Akwa Ibom State using the University of Uyo main library as a case study. The population was 150 respondents, comprising level …

Asking The Right Questions: Accessibility And Library Study Rooms, Jessica Schomberg, Christopher R. Corley

Library Services Publications

This article assists administrators who want to ensure their libraries are inclusive of people with disabilities but don’t know where to start. We argue that organizations should understand not only the basic dimensions of ADA law but also dimensions of disability. They should also become familiar with multiple domains of disability and proactively incorporate reflective questions posed by researchers and advocates into the library space planning process. The article uses examples of common missteps in the development of study rooms with some reflection on how to learn from the experience.

We're All About The Space: Taking Inclusive Library Spaces To Another Level, Catherine Fahey, Tara Fitzpatrick, Dawn Stahura, Rukmal Ryder, Elizabeth Mckeigue

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

No abstract provided.

Big Changes With Little ¢Hange: How To Renovate On A Tight Budget, Georgia Coleman, Heather Mitchell, Karen Quinn

South Carolina Libraries

Public Libraries are often faced with the challenge of updating facilities to keep pace with customer preferences with limited funding. Based upon experience with bond funded renovations to multiple Richland Library locations from 2014-2020, this article shares strategies and case studies on how to make high impact changes while being sensitive to minimizing construction. Strategies include a customer experience design focus, reallocation of staff office space, use of color, selection of flexible furnishings, and integration of public art.

Review Of Pluto Gets The Call By Adam Rex, Ashley N. Riddle

Library Intern Book Reviews

No abstract provided.

Fighting Size: The Negotiation For Study Space In The Face Of Aging Collections, Anya Mckinney

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

OBJECTIVE Meeting departmental goals and student expectations are a challenge with evolving budgets and changing perspectives on the purpose of library space. Repurposing library space to meet student needs while maintaining appropriate collections is a challenge and an opportunity for librarians and patrons alike. At South College, institutional growth and student demand for study space, both physical space and time, highlighted a need for change within the physical confines of the library department.

METHODS The libraries at the main South College campus and three other campuses underwent extensive remodeling to provide additional study space for students. The institution and Head …

Law Library Blog (April 2019): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

No abstract provided.

Academic Librarians And The Space/Time Of Information Literacy, The Neoliberal University, And The Global Knowledge Economy, Karen P. Nicholson

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

This qualitative research study explores how academic librarians working in Canadian public research-intensive universities experience the space/time of information literacy, the neoliberal university, and the knowledge economy. Information literacy lies at the intersection of higher education and the knowledge economy: it became a priority for librarians in Anglo-American countries in the 1980s in the context of neoliberal educational reforms intended to better prepare skilled workers for the “information society” (Behrens, 1994; Birdsall, 1994).

The shift from Fordist modes of production to flexible accumulation, characterized by the expansion of capital into new markets, flexible workers, and just-in-time inventories, made possible by …

Law Library Blog (April 2018): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

No abstract provided.

Nasa, New Mexico State University

Space Exploration

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from New Mexico State University Library, Las Cruces, NM.

The Influence Of The Online Availability Of Usgs Topographic Maps On Weeding Decisions In Academic Libraries, Cheri A. Folkner, Mary C. Aagard

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

This study looked at the degree to which the online availability of U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps affects academic libraries’ decisions to withdraw the print versions of those maps. Other factors in making the decisions, such as usage, user preferences, support of academic programs, user discovery, shelving location, and printing options, were also investigated. Results show that while in 40% of the cases the online USGS historical topographic maps influenced the decision to weed, the need for space was the overwhelming driver of print USGS topographic map collection weeding within the past ten years.

Watching Storytelling: Visual Information In Oral Narratives, James Ripley

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

Oral narratives, though prolific, are increasingly being shared via some form of electronic mediation, and yet they are often glossed over in regard to the study of narrative. This study was designed to address the unique nature of oral narratives focusing on the information channels utilized by participants in their co-creation of stories.

A comparative case study was undertaken of three groups who employed a variety of synchronous and asynchronous electronic mediation in their storytelling. Viewed through the lenses of Narratology and Social Presence Theory a combination of participant observation and qualitative semi-structured exploratory narrative interviews were undertaken with participants …

Driving The Bus: Building Use Study And Space Assessment At Wright State University Libraries, Mandy Shannon, Sue Polanka, Bette S. Sydelko

University Libraries' Staff Publications

In response to the library’s strategic plan, the Wright State University Dunbar Library is in the midst of a long-term, multi-modal building use study. In the spring of 2015, the library’s assessment team used a combination of an open-source tablet-based software program, photographs, questionnaires, and preference-based voting to capture information about physical space use, building user perceptions, and user needs.

In the second phase of this building use study, librarians are working in collaboration with the Office of Institutional Research to develop two needs-assessment surveys based on the responses in the first phase. One survey will be distributed to students; …

Where You And I Are Going To Spend The Rest Of Our Lives: What A Future Library Looks Like When There Is No There... There., Corey Seeman

Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age - Conference Proceedings

Academic libraries have long envisioned a future where new services and functions are added to our existing structure of student and collection space. However, our future might be more driven not by what we gain, but by what we lose. In this presentation, a library that went through a massive change learned more quickly about the “library of the future” when they lost both student and collection space during a massive construction project. This presentation will share how the staff at this library adapted from a full service library to an information service unit; the service model of an “ethereal …

Informing The “Naive Triangle": Evidence-Based Transformations In New Young Adult Library Spaces, Anthony Bernier

Faculty Publications

Given recent technological innovations the notion of serving teenage populations obliges libraries to aspire to new design and spatial visions. Youth, historically not deemed entitled to an equitable share of public environments, has frequently been viewed as creating conflict in libraries, or as librarian Lynn Cockett observed, “Inviting young people to a library that is architecturally not prepared to handle normal adolescent behavior can have some pretty negative consequences.” Even under some of the best design processes, however, a kind of “Naïve Triangle” develops: architects, who frequently know little about libraries or youth aesthetics, work with librarians (with little architectural …

Review Of A Long Way Away By Frank Vita, Courtney Raymond

Library Intern Book Reviews

No abstract provided.

Ride, Sally, Ride: Remembering The First U.S. Woman In Space, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Space Exploration

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Innovative Library, Innovative Space: How Sjsu Students Use It, Crystal Goldman, Valeria Molteni

Faculty and Staff Publications

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Library at San Jose State University is a unique combination of both academic and public library. The academic library has a special place on the college campus in the United States; usually, it is centrally located on the university as a primary place of convergence. The King Library offers space for everybody’s use. This presentation provided information on the initial analysis for data collected in a study of the “library as place” and SJSU students' perceptions regarding their sense of belonging towards the King Library building. The study had three goals: 1) Learn about the …

Seeing The World Through Nasa's Eyes, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Space Exploration

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Space Exploration: From Moon To Mars, South Dakota State University

Space Exploration

Bibliography and photograph of a display of government documents from South Dakota State University.

Apollo 11, Oklahoma State University

Space Exploration

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Oklahoma State University.

Us Academic Libraries: Today’S Learning Commons Model, Susan Mcmullen

Library Faculty Publications

In 2007, the author examined existing academic libraries in the United States to determine best practices for the design, implementation and service of learning commons facilities. A primary objective of this study was to discover how to create a higher education learning environment that sustains scholarship encourages collaboration and empowers student learning. This article explains how to plan for a modern learning commons and presents the various components that comprise the space.

Destination: Mars, University Of South Alabama

Space Exploration

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from the University of South Alabama.

Space: The Final Frontier, University Of South Alabama

Space Exploration

Bibliography and photograph of a display of government documents from the University of South Alabama.

Nasa Mars, St. Mary's University, Texas

Space Exploration

Photographs of a display of government documents from St. Mary's University, Texas.

Nasa And Space Exploration, Emory University

Space Exploration

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Emory University, Georgia.

Ten Years Of Images: Hubble Space Telescope, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Space Exploration

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Gov Docs Are Out Of This World, Augustana College - Sioux Falls

Space Exploration

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Augustana College, South Dakota.

Starry Winter Nights, Poplar Creek Public Library

Space Exploration

Bibliography and photograph of a display of government documents from Poplar Creek Public Library, Illinois.

Nasa, Poplar Creek Public Library

Space Exploration

Bibliography and photograph of a display of government documents from Poplar Creek Public Library.