Using pedestrian choice research to facilitate resource engagement in a midsized academic library.

Authors

Kaya van Beynen, University of South Florida St. PetersburgFollow
Patricia C. Pettijohn, University of South Florida St. PetersburgFollow
Marcy Carrel

SelectedWorks Author Profiles:

Kaya van Beynen

Patricia C. Pettijohn

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2010

ISSN

0099-1333

Abstract

For a one year period, visitors to the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, University of South Florida St. Petersburg were observed regarding how they negotiated through the first floor and interacted with the library resources and educational displays. Pedestrian choice research was applied to the library to better understand visitor movement and facilitate greater interaction and engagement. To encourage greater interaction, future library design needs to strategize the high demand services and resources along the natural pathways and to the immediate library entrance, while remote locations should be redesigned as desirable destinations that provide high benefits to students and library visitors.

Comments

This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in the Journal of Academic Librarianship. Editorial and formatting changes may have been made to this version since it was submitted for publication. The final version was published in the Journal of Academic Librarianship, Sept 2010, 36(5), 412-419. doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2010.06.005

Language

en_US

Publisher

Pergamon Press

Recommended Citation

van Beynen, K., Pettijohn, P.C. & Carrel, M. (2010) Using pedestrian choice research to facilitate resource engagement in a midsized academic library. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 36(5), 412-419. doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2010.06.005

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