Download or read book Survey of Academic Library Plans for Group Work Rooms and Spaces written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study presents detailed data and commentary on the policies and plans of higher education institutions for their group study rooms and spaces. The report helps its readers to answer questions such as: How many group study rooms do colleges maintain and what are their plans for them in the future? How are they equipped? What percentage are soundproofed? Have desktop computers? Smartboards? Whiteboards? Ethernet Ports? How did librarians plan their size configuration? Or their placement in the library? What are their policies regarding reservations, limits on use, rental to outsiders, food and beverage consumption and other issues? What type of student uses the group study rooms the most and what do they tell librarians when they are surveyed about group study rooms? How different are the group study room policies and plans for library buildings built before 1962 vs those built after 1998? If librarians plan to add more group study rooms from what areas of the library is the space coming? How are projects being funded? Just a few of this 81-page report s many findings are that: In 2015 the mean number of group study rooms and spaces provided by the libraries sampled increased by 7.85%. 25% of the libraries sampled offered single person enclosed study rooms intended for individuals and not for group study. A mean of 67.77% of the group study rooms in the sample were equipped with whiteboards. For colleges charging more than $25,000 per year in annual tuition, 65.31% of group study rooms had Ethernet ports. 43 colleges participated in the study, largely from the USA but also from Canada, the UK, Singapore, and China. The sample comprises 17 private and 27 public colleges or universities; 11 research universities, 8 community colleges, 12 4-year colleges and 12 MA/PHD granting institutions that are not research universities. Participants include Duke University, the University of Stirling, the Medical College of Wisconsin, the Metropolitan University of London, USC and many others."
Download or read book Survey of Academic Library Policies for Group Work Spaces 2018 Edition written by Primary Research Group Staff and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Future of Library Space written by Samantha Schmehl Hines and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-21 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of Advances in Library Administration and Organization will focus on the future of library spaces. Libraries are dealing with unprecedented changes on several fronts and these factors understandably impact physical library space. Looking toward the future what changes can we expect to see in how libraries use space?
Download or read book Library as Place written by Geoffrey T. Freeman and published by Council on Library & Information Resources. This book was released on 2005 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the role of a library when users can obtain information from any location? And what does this role change mean for the creation and design of library space? Six authors an architect, four librarians, and a professor of art history and classics explore these questions this report. The authors challenge the reader to think about new potential for the place we call the library and underscore the growing importance of the library as a place for teaching, learning, and research in the digital age.
Download or read book Survey of Academic Library Plans for Computer Workstations Personal Computers Laptops and other Computing Devices written by Primary Research Group and published by Primary Research Group Inc. This book was released on 2013 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 160+ page study examines the purchasing plans of academic libraries for key computing infrastructure including plans for fixed workstations, personal computers, laptops, netbooks, tablets and other computing devices. The report helps to answer questions such as: how are libraries and their sometime patrons in college information technology departments allocating funds among different types of computing devices? How has the mobile computing revolution affected plans for fixed workstation purchasing? What percentage of students use their own computers in the library and what percentage of them use the library’s computers? What computer brands do libraries prefer? What are the official and real replacement cycles for computers? How many computers are reserved for staff use alone? To what extent are libraries concentrating computing resources in “information commons” or technology centers? What is the future or such centers? What are their budgets? How much are libraries allocating to computer and information literacy? How effective are these policies.
Download or read book Redesigning the Academic Library Building 2022 Edition written by Inc. Primary Research Group and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-23 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study - the fifth in the series - examines how academic libraries are altering their spaces and space allocation to meet the demands of the pandemic era and its aftermath. Based on data from 59 academic libraries, the 155-page comprehensive report presents unique data on library plans for space for workstations, special collections, the stacks, multimedia collections, classroom space, information commons, group workrooms, information technology centers, storage and even accessible roof space, cafes and outdoor spaces. The study provides a highly detailed map of how academic libraries plan to re-orient and allocate their spaces over the next few years. It also takes a detailed look at plans for air conditioning, heating and ventilation systems, as well as other aspects of the library building physical plant. Participants evaluate their existing systems and discuss future needs and timetables in this area.The study also presents opinions on the likely path of the library capital budget, construction and renovation plans, and advice for peers on innumerable issues related to the library physical space and building.In addition, the report gives detailed data on the number of library visitors for 2019-20 and 2020-21 and estimates for 2021-22. As the pandemic persists, this much needed time series data gives librarians a sense of how fast their peers expect patrons to return to the library building, and what services they will use.Data in the report is broken out by size, type and tuition level of the colleges, and by other useful variables. Just a few of the report's many findings are that:Only 34% of libraries sampled expect no significant changes in how they use library stacks' space.5.1% of libraries sampled use the library roof for solar power production.21% of public college libraries sampled planned to increase access to outdoor space adjacent to the library.53% of research library participants felt that space reserved for use by library staff would decrease over the next few years.30.5% of community colleges felt that they would increase the amount of space used for fixed computer workstations over the next few years.
Download or read book Survey of American College Students 2022 Use of Group Study Rooms in the Academic Library written by Primary Research Group Inc. and published by . This book was released on 2022-06-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 142-page study presents data from a representative survey of 1,765 full time college students at 4-year colleges in the United States about their use of group study rooms provided by academic libraries. The report presents highly detailed data on student incidence and frequency of use, and their evaluation of the importance of and quality of the rooms provided. In open ended questions, survey participants comment on what they most like and dislike about their college library's group study rooms. They also comment on the ease or difficulty in reserving group study rooms.Data is broken out by more than 20 institutional and personal variables including but not limited to: income of family of origin, race/ethnicity, religion, gender, regional origins, current employment status, sexual orientation, major field of study, age, year of school standing, type of college, size of college, tuition level of college, and many other variables. Just a few of the report's many findings are that: ?Nearly 60% of full time undergraduate students in US colleges who grew up outside of the United States have ever reserved a group study room in the academic library at their college or university.?Students in certificate or non-degree programs used the group study rooms in their academic libraries a mean of 1.64 times in the past year.?Broken out by major field of study, students studying occupational or physical therapy, nursing, public health, nutrition and other health-oriented professions had by far the highest opinion of the value of group study rooms.
Download or read book Survey of Academic Library Policies for Group Work Spaces 2018 Edition written by Primary Research Group Staff and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Translational Design of Universities written by Kenn Fisher and published by Brill. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The evidence-based Translational Design of Universities forensically researches hybrid - or blended - learning environments. Ten of the 14 Chapters are based on doctoral dissertations providing a rare insight into the effectiveness of HE learning spaces, both virtual and physical.
Download or read book Assessing Library Space for Learning written by Susan E. Montgomery and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the surge in electronic access to the library’s resources, there has been an ongoing discussion about the need for a physical library building. On a college or university campus, the library is a destination for its users. Students, faculty and staff go to the library for various reasons. Their usage makes the academic library a valuable learning space on campus. However, not much is known about how the library space contributes to user learning. In Assessing Library Space for Learning, chapters discuss library usage at academic institutions and how that usage is an integral part of the student learning experience. Included are the perspectives of an architect who is tasked with designing library spaces with learning in mind, a psychologist whose professional research focuses on the concept of place, and a dynamic group of academic librarians who are dedicated to making the library conducive to the needs of their learners. This book is a combination of theory, practical and research based chapters with an overall focus on the intersection of library space and learning. The authors demonstrate the importance of the library space in our users’ lives. In addition, the authors discuss the importance of determining ways to learn how library space contributes to user learning. Readers will gain an understanding of the library space as a valuable learning space and the steps librarians need to take to assess learning in the academic library.
Download or read book Redesigning the College Library Building 2013 Edition written by Primary Research Group and published by Primary Research Group Inc. This book was released on 2012 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report looks closely at college plans to restructure or alter space use in college libraries. The 190+ page study gives detailed data on college library plans to increase or decrease space for various departments and purposes, how they plan to develop and deploy their capital budgets, which types of projects and purposes are favored for the near future. The report helps librarians to answer questions such as: How many workstations will libraries deploy? Will the number increase or decrease? What about space allocated to information commons? Or to classroom space? What about office space? Collection space? Space for special collections? The report helps its end users to stay on the cutting edge, to find out what library planners are hoping to achieve in the near future. The study also looks at budgets for repairs, and for major renovations and gives data for overall budgets and on a per student enrolled basis. Data in the study is broken out by size and type of college, with separate data for community colleges, research universities, 4-year colleges and those non-research universities that grant MA/PhD degrees.
Download or read book Survey of American College Students 2022 Use of Personal Study Rooms in the Academic Library written by Primary Research Group Inc. and published by . This book was released on 2022-06-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 88-page study presents data from a representative survey of 1,765 full time college students at 4-year colleges in the United States about their use of personal study rooms provided by academic libraries for individual students. The report presents highly detailed data on student awareness of the availability of such rooms, their incidence and frequency of use, and their evaluation of the importance of and quality of the rooms provided. Data is broken out by more than 20 institutional and personal variables including but not limited to: income of family of origin, race/ethnicity, religion, gender, regional origins, current employment status, sexual orientation, major field of study, age, year of school standing, type of college, size of college, tuition level of college, and many other variables. Just a few of the study's many findings are: ?Students who grew up outside of the USA were somewhat less likely than others to be aware of the availability of this service?46.34% of students studying biology, physics, chemistry and other hard sciences have used a personal study room in the academic library.?First year students used the personal study rooms more often than students in other years of class standing.?Students at larger colleges valued personal study rooms more than did those from smaller colleges.
Download or read book The Hidden Curriculum in Higher Education written by Eric Margolis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-05-03 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hidden Curriculum in Higher Education is a daring look at the way colleges and universities produce race, class, and gender hierarchies and reproduce conservative ideology. These original and provocative essays shed light on all that remains hidden in higher education.
Download or read book Redesigning the College Library written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 200+page study presents detailed data from a survey of academic libraries about their new construction and renovation plans. The report helps its readers to answer questions about how academic libraries have recently used their space and resources and how they plan to use them in the future. The study gives detailed data on trends in capital spending by academic libraries; it includes data for plans for group work rooms, library cafes, the information commons, soundproofing, exterior landscaping, classrooms, workstations, viewing and listening rooms, special collection space, office space, patron seating space, storage space, space for book collections and much more. The study also looks at how academic libraries raise funds for renovations, how the library fares vs. the capital funds needs of other academic entities and departments, the impact of mobile computing on library renovation spending decisions and more. Data is broken out by size and type of library, by level of institutional tuition and other variables.--Publisher's website.
Download or read book Academic Libraries for Commuter Students written by Mariana Regalado and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2018-11-29 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that more than 85% of U.S. undergraduates commute to college? Yet the literature geared to academic libraries overwhelmingly presumes a classic, residential campus. This book redresses that imbalance by providing a research-based look at the specific academic needs of commuter students. Edited by a team of librarians and anthropologists with City University of New York, the largest urban public university in the U.S, it draws on their ongoing research examining how these students actually interact with and use the library. The insights they’ve gained about how library resources and services are central to commuter students’ academic work offer valuable lessons for other institutions. Presenting several additional case studies from a range of institution types and sizes, in both urban and suburban settings, this book provides rigorous analysis alongside descriptions of subsequent changes in services, resources, and facilities. Topics include why IUPUI interior designers decided to scrap plans to remove public workstations to make way for collaborative space;how ongoing studies by University of North Carolina anthropologist Donna Lanclos shaped the design of the Family Friendly Library Room, where students may bring their children;ways that free scanners and tablet lending at Brooklyn College supports subway studiers;ideas from students on how best to help them through the use of textbook collections;using ACRL’s Assessment in Action model to learn about student engagement and outcomes with library instruction at a community college; andguidance on enlisting the help of anthropology students to conduct interviews and observations in an ethnographic study. With its emphasis on qualitative research, this book will help readers learn what commuter students really need from academic libraries.
Download or read book A Prologue to Planning Assessing Use of an Academic Library Graduate Student Study Room written by Brianne Dosch and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Properly allocated physical space has a huge impact on the success of an academic library (Spencer, 2017). However, creating more space in the library can be difficult for some institutions and this is why space assessment studies are a valuable tool when making decisions about space allocation. One group underrepresented at universities are graduate students. Although graduate students add value and contribute success to their universities through teaching and research (Golde, 2005), most library spaces and information commons are built around undergraduates (Gibbs, et al., 2012), possibly because their u201cmultiple roles that go well beyond being a mere studentu201d (Rempel et. al., 2011) make them a challenging group to serve in a comprehensive manner. Compounding this challenge, most student services research focuses on undergraduates. Libraries have attempted to meet the needs of graduate students by providing services and dedicated space, but further work needs to be done in order to meet graduate studentsu2019 diverse needs.This poster will present findings from a project to study use of a library room dedicated to graduate students at a large public land grant institution. The administrative assumption was that the room was being underused because the graduate studentsu2019 needs were not being met. To explore this assumption, the researchers employed unobtrusive observations and brief interviews. The researchers gathered valuable information on the how graduate students were using the room, how frequently, and any changes users would like to see to the room and graduate student services more generally. In order to serve graduate students, libraries must find ways to support them and this study shows that the study site university is making this group a priority. Additional contributors include: Kristina Clement ([email protected]), Lauren Johnson ([email protected]), Dr. Rachel Fleming-May ([email protected]), Assessment Librarian Regina Mays ([email protected]), Associate Dean Teresa Walker ([email protected]). Sources cited in abstract: Gibbs, D., Boettcher, J., Hollingsworth, J., & Slania, H. (2012). Assessing the Research Needs of Graduate Students at Georgetown University. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 38(5), 268u2013276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2012.07.002Golde, C. M. (2005). The Role of the Department and Discipline in Doctoral Student Attrition: Lessons from Four Departments. Journal of Higher Education, 76(6; 6), 669u2013700. Rempel, Hussong-Christian, & Mellinger. (2011). Graduate Student Space and Service Needs: A Recommendation for a Cross-campus Solution. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 37(6), 480-487. Spencer, M. E., & Watstein, S. B. (2017). Academic Library Spaces: Advancing Student Success and Helping Students Thrive. Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 17(2), 389u2013402. https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2017.0024.
Download or read book Redesigning the College Library 2015 Edition written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 200+page study presents detailed data from a survey of academic libraries about their new construction and renovation plans. The report helps its readers to answer questions about how academic libraries have recently used their space and resources and how they plan to use them in the future. The study gives detailed data on trends in capital spending by academic libraries; it includes data for plans for group work rooms, library cafes, the information commons, soundproofing, exterior landscaping, classrooms, workstations, viewing and listening rooms, special collection space, office space, patron seating space, storage space, space for book collections and much more. The study also looks at how academic libraries raise funds for renovations, how the library fares vs. the capital funds needs of other academic entities and departments, the impact of mobile computing on library renovation spending decisions and more. Data is broken out by size and type of library, by level of institutional tuition and other variables. Just a few of the study s many findings are that: More than 26% of private colleges in the sample have increased the size of their information commons over the past three years. A mean of 48.67% of library patrons use their own computing devices in the library. Nonetheless, the number of fixed workstation computers continued to climb in our sample with the mean number deployed rising from 44 in 2012-13 to 47.83 in 2013-14 and 51.27 in 2014-15. Half of the libraries sampled said that they would hold constant space dedicated to classrooms but only 5% intended to reduce such space while 42.5% planned increases. Colleges offering advanced degrees of any kind were more likely than others to want to increase classroom space in the library. 13% of funds raised for recent or plan renovations were derived from grants Only 7.5% have made investments designed to reduce the overall number of workstations in favor of mobile device use in the library. All were public colleges and all had tuition of less than $10,000 annually."
