With the surge in electronic access to the library’s resources,
there has been an ongoing discussion about the need for a physical
library building. On a college or university campus, the library is a
destination for its users. Students, faculty and staff go to the
library for various reasons. Their usage makes the academic library a
valuable learning space on campus. However, not much is known about
how the library space contributes to user learning. In Assessing
Library Space for Learning, chapters discuss library usage at academic
institutions and how that usage is an integral part of the student
learning experience. Included are the perspectives of an architect who
is tasked with designing library spaces with learning in mind, a
psychologist whose professional research focuses on the concept of
place, and a dynamic group of academic librarians who are dedicated to
making the library conducive to the needs of their learners. This book
is a combination of theory, practical and research based chapters with
an overall focus on the intersection of library space and learning.
The authors demonstrate the importance of the library space in our
users’ lives. In addition, the authors discuss the importance of
determining ways to learn how library space contributes to user
learning. Readers will gain an understanding of the library space as a
valuable learning space and the steps librarians need to take to
assess learning in the academic library.
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ISBN
9781442279285
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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