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Gröschel, Carla; Dalsgaard, Peter; Klokmose, Clemens Nylandsted; Korsgaard, Henrik; Eriksson, Eva; Bats, Raphaëlle; Tabard, Aurélien; Ducros, Alix; Serholt, Sofia

doi:10.1145/3170427.3188605

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“…This extends to connecting the library collection and activities with social media platforms. It is clear from our studies that physical space matters, which becomes evident, e.g., when activities in open spaces attract new audiences compared to activities happening in closed spaces, but new digital services could play a role in building and extending social connections and relations between patrons, i.e., not just to create awareness of the activities and the collection, but to strengthen local community building [20].…”

Section: Institutional Transformation and Technical Infrastructurementioning

confidence: 93%

“…Given the trend of urbanization, libraries in urban areas now try to position themselves as key players in the development of cities and deliver new services. In the European project, PLACED, which is a partnership between a set of universities and public libraries in Europe, we aim to explore if, and in what ways, digital technology might support libraries in delivering these services [20].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…While some recent projects touch upon the potentials of digital placemaking and activity support in libraries (e.g. [4,20]), research in this field is scarce.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Opportunities and challenges for technology development and adoption in public libraries

Serholt

Eriksson

Dalsgaard

et al. 2018

Proceedings of the 10th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

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In this paper, we discuss opportunities and challenges for technology development and adoption in public libraries. The results are based on a multi-site comparative study and thematic analysis of ethnographic work in three libraries, each in a different European country. The results explore the sociotechnical practices, understandings, and perspectives of library staff and patrons when it comes to the role(s) and function(s) of libraries today. The contributions, which aim at informing the design and implementation of new digital services in public libraries, are twofold. Firstly, the main findings from the study is presented under six themes. Secondly, a list of key opportunities and challenges focusing on 1) media and technology literacy, 2) institutional transformation and technical infrastructures, 3) resource constraints among library staff, and 4) a shift in focus towards supporting activities.

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Section: Institutional Transformation and Technical Infrastructurementioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Opportunities and challenges for technology development and adoption in public libraries

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Eriksson

Dalsgaard

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Proceedings of the 10th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

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“…However, libraries' traditional role as knowledge hubs has been challenged by pervasive access to digital media. In response, many libraries are working to redefine their role and public perception, moving beyond the traditional role of being a repository for books, to play a more active role as a place for community building and knowledge exchange across social and cultural divides [2,29,17]. This includes an increased focus on organizing and hosting events such as public debates, author visits, book clubs, makerspaces, and much more.…”

Section: Designing For Public Libraries and Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Computational Alternatives Vignettes for Place- and Activity-Centered Digital Services in Public Libraries

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Tabard

Ducros

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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We investigate how to design community technologies for public events. We do so with a focus on technologies that give rise to new forms of participation and knowledge coproduction in public libraries. Specifically, we deployed a digital service at a major public library during its four-week creative workshop series. The system offered an alternative way for people to work together as a community, to go beyond achieving individual goals, and to contribute to the achievement of public goals (e.g., building community bookshelves). We report on how the system has reconfigured physical spaces and afforded new social practices in the library. We propose Computational Alternatives as a fruitful approach for gaining situated, nuanced insights into a technology's possible adoption. We offer key insights in the form of computational alternatives vignettes -grounded stories that encapsulate sociotechnical implications of technology, pointing to plausible alternative futures.

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“…To support this, many libraries explore ways of encouraging participation through community-generated content contributions in ways that are distinct and meaningful to the communities of which they are part (Dalsgaard et al, 2008a;Yoo et al, 2020a). Notable trends in this changing role of libraries include a move from focus on collections toward placemaking and community activities in libraries (Berndtson, 2013;Gröschel et al, 2018;Yoo et al, 2020a). This event-centric development is often driven both by decision makers in libraries and municipalities in an effort to spur citizen engagement, and by library patrons who seek out new ways of engaging with library services.…”

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A design space for event-centric displays in public libraries

Ducros,

Tabard,

Dalsgaard

et al. 2024

Front. Comput. Sci.

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We present a design space for displays in public libraries; more specifically public displays related to events taking place in the library. The design space is developed from the perspective of the librarians and is intended to support libraries in rethinking, developing, and employing displays to communicate and support the events they host. It is based on a study of 18 concepts co-designed in eight participatory workshops scaling participation to a total of 88 professional librarians. By analyzing the concepts through inductive and iterative analysis, we have defined a design space consisting of 12 aspects, categorized in four themes: interaction-, content-, event-, and display-centric. We argue that the design space can both serve as (1) an analytical tool for understanding and categorizing information displays and identifying overarching design considerations and (2) a generative framework to inspire design across a wide variety of libraries.

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