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Sarah D. DeVille-Holly – Journal of Access Services, 2024
This article explores the library space needs and wants of graduate and undergraduate students at a medium-size state University in Southwest Florida. The researcher conducted a sequential explanatory mixed methods study in which they administered a survey to all currently enrolled graduate and undergraduate students at the university and followed…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Library Facilities, Space Utilization, Learner Engagement
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Khoo, Michael J.; Rozaklis, Lily; Hall, Catherine; Kusunoki, Diana – College & Research Libraries, 2016
This article describes a qualitative mixed-method study of students' perceptions of place and space in an academic library. The approach is informed by Scott Bennett's model of library design, which posits a shift from a "book-centered" to a technology supported "learning centered" paradigm of library space. Two surveys…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Research, Library Automation, Library Administration
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Tevaniemi, Johanna; Poutanen, Jenni; Lähdemäki, Riitta – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2015
This article presents a case of co-designed temporary learning spaces at a Finnish academic library, together with the results of a user-survey. The experimental development of the multifunctional spaces offered an opportunity for the library to collaborate with its parent organisation thus broadening the role of the library. Hence, library can be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Space Utilization, Interior Design
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Bundza, Maira; Vander Meer, Patricia Fravel; Perez-Stable, Maria A. – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2009
Although the library's Web site has become a standard tool for seeking information and conducting research in academic institutions, there are a variety of ways libraries approach the often challenging--and sometimes daunting--process of Web site development and maintenance. Three librarians at Western Michigan University explored issues related…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Library Research
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Haupt, Jon – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2007
This case study describes the process of proposing and implementing a wiki for use in an academic library setting, based on the process used by Iowa State University Library. Using the Iowa State University Library Wiki as a model, this article lays out the decisions necessary at each step of the process of establishing a new wiki. Control of…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Academic Libraries, Program Implementation, Case Studies
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Hazard, Brenda L. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2003
Assesses the practice of online fundraising on Association of Research Libraries (ARL) library Web sites. Sites were examined for the appearance of specific fundraising and development-related elements: E-mail contact; friends pages; development pages; donor recognition pages; secure donation forms; interactive forms; and Web events. Results…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Design Preferences, Donors, Fund Raising
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Stover, Mark; Zink, Steven D. – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1996
A review of college and university library home pages concluded that many higher education home pages are badly designed, difficult to navigate, and a poor reflection on the institution. The most common shortcoming was the tendency to create too many links or overly large graphics. An appendix lists points to consider when constructing a home…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Graphics, Design Preferences, Higher Education
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McGillis, Louise; Toms, Elaine G. – College & Research Libraries, 2001
The purpose of this study was to assess usability of an academic library Web site and to better understand how faculty and students complete typical tasks using one. Despite their success in completing the tasks, participants experienced difficulties in knowing where to start and with the site's information architecture-in particular while…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Design Preferences, Higher Education
Barry, Tony – 2000
This survey examined the home pages of 36 Australian university library World Wide Web sites. Reports were run on these pages, using a service that checks the HTML for validity and reports errors, a service that checks usability by the visually disabled, and a program that checks the HTML, corrects and reports errors, and improves efficiency style…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Design Preferences
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Cherry, Joan M. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1998
Evaluation of data from assessments of full bibliographic displays in academic library OPACs (online public access catalogs) and World Wide Web catalogs against a checklist of desirable features found that OPAC displays scored 58% and Web displays scored 60%. Discusses weaknesses, focusing on those found in the majority of the displays…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Check Lists, Comparative Analysis