... regarding the renovation of newly acquired premises, and the subsequent relocation and reorganization of the existing library, staff, collections and services. Academic libraries Students User studies Librarians Humanities Social sciences Central humanist library RQ4. What opinions...

...” important features of lecture rooms (Cox, 2011 , p. 197). Also, Fister (2009) claimed that “good lighting, comfortable furniture, warm colours and access to food” (p. 1) were the most important design features of libraries for students. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 User studies...

... Committees Academic libraries Teams User studies Web development in libraries has played a major role for decades. However, with the prevalence of online resources and the increasing importance of the libraries' web presence, what is the organizational and functional role of web development...

... is the main library at the University of Regina. Mobile communication systems Communication technologies Academic libraries Information services User studies Canada Smartphones Mobile library services University students Students Mobile access is in greater demand than ever by library...

... beyond the campus. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Learning Commons User engagement Library image Academic libraries Librarians User studies Hong Kong The higher education in Hong Kong was to launch the four‐year New Academic Structure with diversified curriculum...

... the equivalent in physical library access, therefore not all library user needs were being met and the consideration of hours would continue. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Extended hours Late night hours Academic libraries Hours Working hours Students User studies Seventy...

... Web 2.0 University Tablet Student User studies Library users Germany The rapid and ubiquitous diffusion of digital media into higher education has led to comprehensive changes in library services as well as in students' learning behaviour. Media usage for studying not only includes...

... and communal areas. David Bawden can be contacted at: db@soi.city.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 University libraries Academic libraries Postgraduate students Graduate students Information behaviour Surveys User studies Library users Academic libraries worldwide...

... Environmental scan Students Faculty Social networks User studies Not too long ago computer‐use studies focused on internet searching, e‐mail and game playing. The rapid changes in emerging and increasingly mobile technologies have created a whole new category of social media, which provides a means...

.... the user looking for inspiration; 3. users with children – families, child‐minders; and 4. non‐loaners who use the library for other purposes, e.g. meetings or newspaper reading. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Public libraries Staffless libraries Denmark User studies...

... in library science. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Web 2.0 Social networks Library and information science Greece Library education Students User studies Web 2.0 tools and applications have in recent years taken the web by storm. Web 2.0 and social networks are so dominant...

...Mike Freeman Library facilities Library users User studies Two well‐known and experienced practitioners write authoritatively on “the users” of library services – who they are and how to analyse and use the data gained. As the authors state “without users there is no real reason...

... selecting materials for digitisation. This was achieved through focus groups, interviews and two online questionnaires. The aims of DiSCmap were to: Archives management Digital libraries Higher education User studies United Kingdom Traditionally, digitisation has been led by supply...

.... Several research questions have been developed based on a review of relevant literature and a focused group discussion with the subject librarians in the university, listed as follows: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Electronic media User studies University libraries Higher...

... at the Taipei Public Library and at other public libraries that plan to set up RFID intelligent libraries. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 User studies Library automation Self‐service Public libraries Taiwan The radio frequency identification (RFID) technique has been utilized...

... validity. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Library studies Information media User studies Information science Information services United States of America To bring more people into the building seems to take a new or renovated facility, or attractions other than...

... and faculty across the curriculum; usage statistics retained over time. Of the resources available to Cal. State San Marcos students in 2002, only two were found that met the criteria: EbscoHost and JSTOR. Academic libraries Electronic media User studies Assessment United States of America...

... as each association between a variable and itself. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Online catalogues User studies Reference services Academic libraries Statistics Greece Every library's scope – as a service organization – is to provide quality services to its users...

... that no students answered an open question referring to which “specific resources” they have mostly used for their information needs. Literacy Training Academic libraries User studies Greece Libraries as social institutions respond directly to the needs of their primary users, who are students...

... was more important for non‐users (60 per cent rating it as very important) than for users (38.9 per cent). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 User studies Electronic journals Case studies Academic libraries Italy Promotion has been recognised as one of the major factors...