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At Home in the Academic Library? A Study of Student Feelings of "Homeness"
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Mehta, Priya; Cox, Andrew – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2021
A recent focus in academic library design is as a third place: a home from home. Research has yet to interrogate what it means to be "at home,, and if academic libraries are treated like, and feel like home to students. Seamon's model provides a framework for understanding the qualities associated with homeness, across the five dimensions of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior
Engaging Students and Academics in Creating a New Model for Research Libraries: A Reflective Case Study on the UCL Student Centre
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Meunier, Benjamin – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2020
The paper will explore how the UCL Student Centre, opened in 2019, responds to the emphasis on 'research-based education' in the UCL Education Strategy. It discusses the high levels of engagement at different levels, which characterised the design of the building, and how services and spaces were designed around student needs. The paper will aim…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, College Students
Academic Libraries and Social and Learning Space: A Case Study of Loughborough University Library, UK
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Bryant, Joanna; Matthews, Graham; Walton, Graham – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2009
A key area of debate within the public and academic library sectors across the world is use of physical space. Changing ideas about what a library should be, coupled with the growth of digital collections, has raised fundamental questions about how library buildings are used and the role of space in library services. Alongside these drivers is the…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Library Services
The Academic Library in the 21st Century--What Need for a Physical Place?
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King, Helen – 2000
In May 2000, a survey of current academic library building activities in Australia was undertaken. The libraries were asked to identify current or planned building projects, the drivers of the projects (i.e., why they were being undertaken), assumptions about the future of academic libraries underlying the planning, and what were seen as the key…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Building Design, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Library Buildings Section. Papers.
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on library architecture, which were presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference focus on the effect of library networks on library design. Topics include: (1) "Some Problems in Designing of the University Library Buildings in China: A Developing Country University Librarian's View Based on…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Architects, Building Design, Developing Nations
Library Buildings and Equipment Section. Management and Technology Division. Papers.
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Papers on library buildings and equipment, which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "The Impact of Technology on Library Buildings," in which Rolf Fuhlrott (West Germany) discusses construction technology (types of building materials and library building design),…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Air Conditioning, Building Design, Energy Conservation