Library as place: Understanding contradicting user expectations

COVID-19 impact on the Chinese top academic libraries: Libraries' response to space, collection and services

“…As Farne et al (2021) correctly stated, “the move toward tighter restrictions may have had an effect on students' desire to visit the library,”. Also, a recent study by Garnar and Tonyan (2021) demonstrated the library's importance as a place in the future in the context of online teaching and remote access resources. To offset these negative effects, measures to improve safety (air filtering, sanitation supplies, and cleaning).…”

“…These things enhance positive emotions and are a significant component of satisfaction ( Cha & Kim, 2020 ; DeClercq & Cranz, 2014 ; Hegde et al, 2018 ; McGinnis & Kinder, 2021 ). Numerous studies, including those by Garnar and Tonyan (2021) and McGinnis and Kinder (2021) , observe that it depends on our ability to instill the same sense of purpose and inspiration in learning, creativity, and interactions in the new normal of social distancing. And that libraries should play a role in making libraries “the place to be” — a vibrant, dynamic, interactive hub of the campus community.…”

“…Over the last decade, there were significant developments and discussions about library space transformation related to the construction of concepts such as “leaning commons” (Allison et al, 2019; Chan & Wong, 2013 ; Oliveira, 2018 ; Thomas et al, 2015 ), “library as place” ( Garnar & Tonyan, 2021 ; Aabø & Audunson, 2012), “leaning and social space” ( Bryant et al, 2009 ; May & Swabey, 2015 ; Ojennus & Watts, 2017 ), quiet areas for individual study and collaborative space ( Cha & Kim, 2020 ; McCaffrey & Breen, 2016 ) etc. Academic libraries as physical spaces play in the academic community support self-directed and collaborative learning, community interaction and engagement, performing activities, and the creation of new knowledge ( May & Swabey, 2015 ; Oliveira, 2018 ; Vassilakaki & Moniarou-Papaconstantinou, 2021 ), and they also offer printed and electronic access to their collection as well as various services, such as in-person reference and face-to-face instruction interaction.…”

The library Environment, Seat and Noise Making: The Case of Jiangsu University Library

“…Instead, the librarians must look at a more innovative way to keep patrons coming to the library building. It was found in Garnar and Tonyan (2021) that the shift towards online research has led to complaints that academic libraries have become "expensive 'book warehouses' and 'study halls.'". It, therefore, means that the library must keep its traditional role and at the same time conform to the changing need.…”

A Review on Emerging Trends and Technologies in Library

“…are used for access information and also the information's in the libraries become digitalized it is called as digital information [4][5][6][7][8]. Now in libraries both the forms are available [9]. This study is to make an awareness on the current or emerging trends of libraries now there are several trends that have been emerged but libraries and users are not much aware of these things and some of these trends are not been used in our libraries so the purpose of my study is to make every one aware of these trends and make the libraries to use these trends [10].…”