‘Point oh’ libraries

Kwanya, Tom; Stilwell, Christine; Underwood, Peter G.

doi:10.1016/b978-1-84334-718-7.00002-3

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“…In the Kenyan context, the prioritising of computer workstations by students appears to affirm previous studies in Kenya that allude Kenya could be more into changing with the advancement in technology than in library space needs of users. For instance, Kwanya et al (2015) showed progress in technologies used in Kenyan libraries, which means the situation may have improved further. Nakitare et al (2020) confirm the progress by saying that most university library users in Kenya are digitally independent and access library resources remotely.…”

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Towards User-Centred Framework for Reconfiguring Library Spaces in the Global South: Case of Kenyan Universities

Gikunju,

Odero,

Kwanya

2024

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In the global sphere, there is a trend that is gaining momentum in university libraries, and that is the shifting nature of the physical library spaces. The transition from print to electronic resources is among the issues influencing the shifting of library spaces. The change in pedagogy, where learning activities now lay emphasis on collaboration and group projects, necessitates new requirements in physical library spaces to rhyme with the new purposes and learning styles that better meet users’ needs. Unfortunately, the available library space reconfiguring frameworks are inclined to the global north, which may not be suitable for the global south countries such as Kenya. It is on this strength that this paper seeks to explore how to attain user-centred university library spaces in the global south that meet the needs and wants of the users. The main objective of this paper is to propose a framework for reconfiguring university library spaces. The paper intended to achieve this by exploring suggestions on additional spaces and facilities to be included in the library, identifying attractive spaces and features of a library, exploring projections of the future outlook of the library, and examining elements of a desirable model space for university libraries in Kenya. The methodology employed a pragmatic research philosophy and multiple case studies. Data was collected from students, academic staff, librarians and university librarians. The qualitative data was thematically analysed, while the quantitative data used descriptive statistics. Based on the findings, the study proposed a user-centred framework for reconfiguring university library spaces in Kenya.

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confidence: 99%

Towards User-Centred Framework for Reconfiguring Library Spaces in the Global South: Case of Kenyan Universities

Gikunju,

Odero,

Kwanya

2024

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“…Kwanya et al (2015) explain that, with information and communications technologies (ICTs), the world has been transformed into a ‘global college’. Hence, ICTs can be used by university libraries in providing services that extend special collections to users outside the library building, especially during situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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Accessing special collections during the COVID-19 pandemic in university libraries in Nigeria

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The accessibility of special collections during the COVID-19 pandemic was a matter of concern for libraries and their users due to the specific nature of special collections compared to other information sources in libraries. This study therefore investigated the accessibility of special collections in university libraries in the South South zone of Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic. The population of the study included 233 librarians in federal, state and private universities in the zone. The study adopted an online questionnaire and there was a total of 197 respondents. The findings show that special collections were accessible to library users through library websites, institutional repositories, CD-ROMs and flash drives during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. The study reveals some of the challenges affecting the accessibility of special collections during the COVID-19 pandemic in university libraries in Nigeria and recommends ways of enhancing the accessibility of special collections during a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

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‘Point oh’ libraries

Cited by 2 publications

References 29 publications

Towards User-Centred Framework for Reconfiguring Library Spaces in the Global South: Case of Kenyan Universities

Towards User-Centred Framework for Reconfiguring Library Spaces in the Global South: Case of Kenyan Universities

Accessing special collections during the COVID-19 pandemic in university libraries in Nigeria

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