Library Learning Spaces: Investigating Libraries and Investing in Student Feedback |
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| Authors: | Camille Andrews Sara E Wright Howard Raskin |
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| Affiliation: | 1. User Engagement Librarian, Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USAsew268@cornell.edu;3. Head of User Services &4. Engagement, Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA;5. Librarian for Library Operations &6. Planning, Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTWe examine how students in academic libraries work; their furniture, technology and space needs; research methods used to determine these; and the results and evolution of our space design and assessment efforts. From the creation of a new collaborative center at Mann Library at Cornell University in 2007 to our latest space redesign in 2015, we've used a variety of qualitative and quantitative methods—including surveys, interviews, usability tests, and participatory design exercises—to discover the study behaviors and needs of users, applied this data to help redesign our collaborative study spaces, and assessed the results. |
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| Keywords: | library learning spaces learning commons information commons user studies participatory design space assessment space design library facility renovation space planning library as place academic libraries |
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