The Space Race

Little, Geoffrey

doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2013.05.001

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“…Thus, understanding students' spatial choices is important in designing and planning efficient library spaces. Increasing the efficiency of library spaces is important because academic libraries are usually situated in the center of campus, and each square meter, particularly on the campuses of urban or older universities, is very costly (Little, 2013(Little, , 2014.…”

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What Matters for Students' Use of Physical Library Space?

Hyun

Kim

2015

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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What Matters for Students' Use of Physical Library Space?

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2015

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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“…It is first important to consider the new kinds of information and learning spaces such as information commons and learning commons. While these terms are sometimes used interchangeably, Little (2013) suggests there is a distinction that will be introduced in this section. Information commons emerged in the 1990s as computer labs were introduced into library spaces (EDUCAUSE, 2011).…”

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“…Such spaces symbolise the move towards focusing on the users (Niegaard, 2011), perhaps a result of the historic failure of academic libraries to engage users in the changes to library purpose and function. While it is easy to question how much of the library remains, such spaces are often managed by or situated within libraries, placing libraries at the centre and forefront on such developments (EDUCAUSE, 2011;Little, 2013 & Research Libraries (2015) has also admitted that eBook adoption has been slower than initially predicted due to licencing issues and Digital Rights Management (Spiro & Henry, 2010). This slower than expected adoption of electronic resources continues to make libraries dependent on the paper collection, delaying more radical library developments.…”

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“…The development of high-density storage has had a significant impact on this as it provides more efficient storage solutions (Webb et al, 2008). This has been implemented by an increasing number of institutions with the use of offsite storage facilities that Little (2013) argues have now entered the mainstream. This can also be seen in the UK context, with The Society of College, National and University Libraries (SCONUL, 2014 p. 36) statistics indicating an increase in the use of "out of library" book stores across the UK academic libraries.…”

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“…the use of off-site storage facilities thatLittle (2013) argues have now entered the mainstream. This can also be seen in the UK context withSCONUL (2014: 36) …”

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Beyond books: the concept of the academic library as learning space

Fallin

2016

NLW

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Purpose The paper aims to explore the issues surrounding the user conceptualisation of academic libraries. The paper will solidify the role of academic libraries as learning spaces and problematise how libraries are conceptualised by users. Design/methodology/approach The paper is a literature-based conceptual paper and draws on a wide range of literature to challenge the concept of academic libraries and presents how they are becoming reframed as different spaces. Findings The paper argues that the concept of a library is at risk. While libraries have undergone substantial changes, the concept of a library has lingered. This paper demonstrated that libraries need to proactively engage users in this debate. Originality/value The spatial approach taken by this paper demonstrates the complicity behind the user conceptualisation of libraries. Developing an understanding of this process is an important foundation for libraries to develop their user engagement.

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Print or Electronic Course Readings: Implications for Library Space and Information Literacy Programmes

Landøy

Gastinger

2019

Communications in Computer and Information Science

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For several years, there has been a debate about digital vs. print format for study materials. The Academic Reading Format International Study (ARFIS) has shown that students clearly are in favour of paper, both in Norway and many other countries. These preferences have various implications not only for collection development decisions, but also for the availability of space in academic libraries. Study literature offered in digital format has huge advantages. It is not only more available, but makes it also makes it possible to free up much needed floor and shelving space in physical libraries. It also reduces the time and work spent on handling physical literature, from acquisition to re-shelving. So how can these advantages be balanced with students' reading preferences? The authors discuss these challenges and suggest to developing training sessions on "How to use digital study literature?" Some Norwegian universities have already done this, and their results will be described.

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The Space Race

Cited by 4 publications

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What Matters for Students' Use of Physical Library Space?

What Matters for Students' Use of Physical Library Space?

Beyond books: the concept of the academic library as learning space

Print or Electronic Course Readings: Implications for Library Space and Information Literacy Programmes

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