“Good fences make good neighbors”: territorial dividers ıncrease user satisfaction and efficiency in library study spaces

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dc.citation.epage73en_US
dc.citation.spage65en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber42en_US
dc.contributor.authorİmamoğlu, Ç.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGürel, M. Ö.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-12T10:56:28Z
dc.date.available2018-04-12T10:56:28Z
dc.date.issued2016en_US
dc.departmentDepartment of Architectureen_US
dc.description.abstractWe were consulted to respond to complaints from library users regarding the lack of workspace in a university library hall during busy periods. A behavior mapping study and a survey involving 78 students suggested that the tables in the library hall were used inefficiently, mainly due to a need for territorial markers. Accordingly, we proposed the design and use of new tables that provided dividers (among other improvements), and this design was implemented by the university administration. Follow-up research with 86 students indicated that the design improvements not only led to changes in seating preference trends toward more efficient use of the study hall, but also increased user satisfaction.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.acalib.2015.10.009en_US
dc.identifier.eissn1879-1999
dc.identifier.issn0099-1333
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/36882
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Ltden_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2015.10.009en_US
dc.source.titleJournal of academic librarianshipen_US
dc.subjectAcademic librariesen_US
dc.subjectPrivacyen_US
dc.subjectSurveyen_US
dc.subjectTable designen_US
dc.subjectTerritorialityen_US
dc.title“Good fences make good neighbors”: territorial dividers ıncrease user satisfaction and efficiency in library study spacesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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