The Relationship between Academic Library Design and Library Anxiety in Students

Nieves-Whitmore, Kaeli

doi:10.1353/pla.2021.0027

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“…The participants' thoughts on the attitudes of library staff were especially pertinent, both because they themselves were library staff, but also because the attitudes of library staff are relevant when situated in the larger contexts of library anxiety and the library as a source of trauma. Library anxiety refers to feelings of fear or discomfort associated with using a library and can manifest as a fear of asking for help in finding information (Nieves-Whitmore, 2021). Most of the research on library anxiety is focused on academic libraries, the setting where the Library Anxiety Scale was created.…”

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confidence: 99%

Library staff's understanding of attitudinal barriers experienced by individuals with disabilities in libraries

Ferrara

2023

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PurposeThe purpose of this study was to investigate how library staff understand disability and attitudinal barriers and how they use their knowledge of attitudinal barriers when planning programs and services for individuals with disabilities.Design/methodology/approachThis study took a generic qualitative approach to examining how library staff understand disability and attitudinal barriers. Participants were recruited through emails to professional library associations throughout the United States of America. Emails directed participants to a screening questionnaire, and 15 respondents were selected to participate in semi-structured interviews.FindingsThe results of the study showed that participants were aware of attitudinal barriers, but attitudinal barriers were not often considered during the planning and implementation of library programs and services.Originality/valueThis study is one of a limited body of work examining library staff's understanding of attitudinal barriers to library services for individuals with disabilities.

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Library staff's understanding of attitudinal barriers experienced by individuals with disabilities in libraries

Ferrara

2023

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“…As a campus space, the physical academic library environment can trigger emotions related to library anxiety, such as fear and distress. While anxiety is not a constant emotion, it can have a negative effect on a student's experience at the library and reduce their time spent at the library (Nieves-Whitmore, 2021). Couture et al .…”

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Exploring belonging through photovoice: examining the impact of space design on diverse student populations in an academic library

Poljak,

Webster,

Kiner

2023

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PurposeThis paper aims to uncover characteristics of physical spaces that evoke feelings of welcome and belonging in a diverse student population in an academic library.Design/methodology/approachThe photovoice method was used to allow research participants an active role in shaping research questions and collecting and analyzing data.FindingsThe research reveals that space design significantly influences students' feelings of physical safety, emotional well-being and safety and ownership (or sense of belonging) in academic library spaces, thereby emphasizing the importance of considering space design in promoting student well-being and inclusiveness.Originality/valueThis research used photovoice methodology to engage underrepresented student communities in providing input into the design of library spaces.

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“…Radford and Radford argue that representations of libraries and librarians in film and popular culture participate in a “discourse of fear”. That is, the way libraries are depicted in popular culture reinforces negative stereotypes regarding the physical library that further alienate library users (Shelmerdine, 2018; Nieves-Whitmore, 2021). Tancheva argues that the image of “the library”, and by extension “the librarian”, is not only part of public discourse of fear but is also part of the discourse of the library as a profession.…”

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Libraries in contemporary science fiction novels: uncertain futures or embedded in the fabric of society?

Duxfield¹,

Liew

2022

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PurposeThis study aims to examine the imagining of libraries and the depiction of library services in contemporary science fiction novels. Analyses of libraries in contemporary science fiction may reveal expectations of libraries and the roles they play in future societies. These may, in turn, be used by the library profession to innovate and to discover opportunities to design and improve library services that meet the expectations of library users now and in the future.Design/methodology/approachThis research applied a content analysis approach to examine references to libraries in a purposeful sample of science fiction novels published between 2009 and 2019. The sample consists of 29 novels selected from the 2010–2020 winners of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, The Nebula Award for Best Novel, the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, The Philip K Dick Award and the Arthur C Clarke Award.FindingsThis research finds that libraries are a common feature within contemporary science fiction novels, primarily as part of the background setting of the narratives. Libraries are particularly common in peri-apocalyptic novels, often as “reinvented” libraries. This research identifies considerable differences in the way libraries and information access and use are depicted and documented in science fiction worlds of plenty, compared to those of scarcity. Other key themes discussed include freedom of access to information, and the supposedly common negative stereotyping of libraries.Originality/valueExisting literature indicates anxiety about the future of libraries which the findings of this research do not support. The insights gained suggested instead, the emergence of an image of libraries as being embedded in the fabric of societies. This indicates the expectation of the place and role of libraries in contemporary societies. Libraries and their services must be adeptly placed and woven into the many facets of the societies they serve.

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The Relationship between Academic Library Design and Library Anxiety in Students

Cited by 9 publications

References 20 publications

Library staff's understanding of attitudinal barriers experienced by individuals with disabilities in libraries

Library staff's understanding of attitudinal barriers experienced by individuals with disabilities in libraries

Exploring belonging through photovoice: examining the impact of space design on diverse student populations in an academic library

Libraries in contemporary science fiction novels: uncertain futures or embedded in the fabric of society?

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