"Sweeping" the library: Mapping the social activity space of the public library
"Sweeping" the library: Mapping the social activity space of the public library
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DOI：
10.1016/s0740-8188(03)00049-5
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发表时间：
2003-01-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Leckie, GJ
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作者：
Given, LM;Leckie, GJ
尽管图书馆是个人参与一系列社会和信息活动的公共空间，但很少有图书和信息科学的研究人员使用民族志方法来研究用户在这些环境中的体验。本文介绍了地理学家和其他社会空间研究人员使用的空间分析技术。它研究了这些技术可能被用来绘制图书馆和信息中心的物理布局以及顾客对这些空间的使用的方法。本文侧重于一种观察性方法(“座位法”)，用来研究加拿大两个大城市个人对中央公共图书馆的使用情况。除了描述该方法的设计和实施外，文章还提供了一些研究结果，这些发现支持该方法用于设施重新设计，或计划适应顾客的信息行为和使用模式，并强调中央图书馆是一个充满活力和重要的公共空间。(C)2003 Elsevier Inc.保留所有权利。
Although libraries are public spaces in which individuals engage in a range of social and informational activities, few researchers in library and information science use ethnographic approaches to study users' experiences in these settings. This article describes spatial analysis techniques used by geographers and other researchers of social space. It examines the ways in which these techniques may be used to map the physical layout of libraries and information centers, and patrons' uses of those spaces. The article focuses on one observational approach (the "seating sweeps" method) used to study individuals' use of central public libraries in two large Canadian cities. In addition to a description of the design and implementation of the method, the article presents some of the study's findings that support the utility of this method for facilities redesign, or planning to accommodate patrons' information behaviors and usage patterns and to emphasize the central library as a vibrant and vital public space. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.