Open AccessIdentifying the ‘go‐to spots’: Using map surveys to elicit perceptions of space and place in an academic library
Author(s) -
Khoo Michael,
Rozaklis Lily,
Hall Catherine,
Kusunoki Diana
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
proceedings of the american society for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1550-8390
pISSN - 0044-7870
DOI - 10.1002/meet.14505001114
Subject(s) - space (punctuation) , perception , academic library , face (sociological concept) , survey data collection , computer science , psychology , data science , mathematics education , sociology , library science , social science , mathematics , neuroscience , operating system , statistics
This paper presents results from a face‐to‐face survey that elicited users' perceptions of space and place in an academic library. The survey required respondents to annotate maps of an academic library, and to answer open‐ended survey questions. The survey identified two overlapping sets of places and student practices in the library. These places and practices reflect two contrasting paradigms of library space provision: a current book‐centered paradigm, and an emerging technologically‐supported learning‐centered paradigm.