Space Assessment as a Venue for Defining the Academic Library

Nitecki, Danuta A.

doi:10.1086/657446

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“…Clarifying what inquiry meant across school library programs required a deep, critical analysis of the standards as a primary document. In fact, library spaces in general are still largely under-researched areas (Nitecki, 2011), with critical analyses of library standards receiving even less attention. Specifically, with the increased focus on student inquiry in library programs, many library scholars have examined effective ways to implement the inquiry-based standards, often overlooking a critical examination of the language of the standards.…”

Section: Developing Collections That Reflect Evolving Notions Of Litementioning

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Constructing the Literate Child in the Library: An Analysis of School Library Standards

Rumberger¹

2018

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Section: Developing Collections That Reflect Evolving Notions Of Litementioning

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Constructing the Literate Child in the Library: An Analysis of School Library Standards

Rumberger¹

2018

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“…(Online Group 3, 2015) Groups who chose to Adopt, Adapt or Combine existing evaluation criteria used similar practical techniques and procedures to carry out their assessments. Observation was not surprisingly the primary method chosen by all student groups for collecting evidence for their snapshot assessments, as other methods typically used for regular library space assessments, such as survey questionnaires, focus groups, design workshops, reflective diaries, and other ethnographic and participatory techniques would not have been feasible in the time available (Andrews et al, 2016;Crumpton and Crowe, 2009;Germany, 2014;Nitecki, 2011). Students typically supplemented their note-taking by taking photographs as both reminders of their observations and for incorporation in their reports as illustrative evidence.…”

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Library space assessment methods: perspectives of new information professionals

Corrall

2018

Information and Learning Science

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Purpose -The research explores the emerging specialty of learning space assessment with a focus on how new information professionals represented by graduate students in an academic libraries course defined quality criteria for library spaces and how they approached designing and conducting a one-shot multi-site space assessment project. Design/methodology/approach -The instructor-investigator adopted a diachronic collective case study strategy, using documents generated by six cohorts over three academic years. The data included 180 online discussion posts, 97 individual site assessments, and 32 group project reports. Data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively to identify patterns and trends in student behaviour. Findings -The analysis revealed a strong trend among students for creating their own evaluation frameworks in preference to reusing existing professional tools in their current form; the proportion of students who either developed their own criteria or combined existing criteria in new ways shifted from 40 percent to 80 percent in three years. Their approaches demonstrated willingness and ability to engage in independent and creative thinking, and readiness to explore interdisciplinary and international perspectives on space. They also displayed a commitment to accessible, flexible and adaptable user-centered design for active, collaborative learning, and to bringing a user perspective to their observations. Originality/value -The focus on student-librarians provides a unique forward-looking perspective on the desirable qualities of next-generation learning spaces in academic libraries. The study also documents an unprecedented range of established and novel space evaluation frameworks and tools informed by different professional disciplines. The results should be of interest to LIS educators and practitioners.

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“…Y es que la evaluación de los espacios bibliotecarios es una preocupación relativamente reciente (Nitecki, 2011). Hasta ahora sólo se recogían datos, pero no se hacía el trabajo interpretativo que requiere la evaluación.…”

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La evaluación de infraestructuras y edificios de biblioteca: Faulkner-Brown frente al cuestionario de la IFLA

Gallo-León

2017

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ResumenSe realiza una aproximación a la evaluación de edificios e infraestructuras de bibliotecas, centrándose especialmente en las académicas. A pesar del coste e importancia que para las bibliotecas tienen sus espacios, este tipo de evaluación ha sido descuidado hasta los últimos años. Aun ahora se encuentran pocos ejemplos de herramientas para efectuar estas evaluaciones. Por ello, se realiza una comparación entre dos modelos utilizables con este fin: un cuestionario de evaluación aplicable de forma universal y derivado del uso de los decálogos de Faulkner-Brown y McDonald; y el Questionnaire on Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Library buildings de la IFLA, debidamente adaptada. La evaluación se realiza

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Space Assessment as a Venue for Defining the Academic Library

Cited by 50 publications

References 18 publications

Constructing the Literate Child in the Library: An Analysis of School Library Standards

Constructing the Literate Child in the Library: An Analysis of School Library Standards

Library space assessment methods: perspectives of new information professionals

La evaluación de infraestructuras y edificios de biblioteca: Faulkner-Brown frente al cuestionario de la IFLA

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