Improve individual study space in JAMK Main library : How improvements can meet students' preferences
Chung, Tâm (2015)
Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
2015
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015121420704
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015121420704
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The research investigated the study space planning in general, its impact on users and specified in the space particularly for individual study in library, with JAMK main library as the assigned premise. The goal was to examine how the applied improve-ments would meet the preferences of the current students at the mentioned institution.
The literature background covered sections which approaching from study space planning and its influences on users; types of environments that individuals would find themselves concentrated; and finalizing by the interior design which exemplifications from libraries worldwide regarding their space planning for individual users were specified as considerations to apply to the study case.
Quantitative research method was chosen with a survey as a form to execute the data analysis. The questionnaire was delivered through social networks of JAMK’s current students and the intramail system of the institution. 70 respondents participated in the survey, consisting of 55 degree and 15 exchange students. The inferential analysis was employed to interpret the collected data.
The results implied that there were great concerns on the research problem and the idea to improve the space for particularly individual study was to a great extent sup-portive. Insights about students’ perspectives towards current situations in the main library and their recommendations for improvement were also indicated. The re-search frame can be applied in the future on a regular basis as library users keep being different over time; hence, it is essential to familiarize with updated situations.
The literature background covered sections which approaching from study space planning and its influences on users; types of environments that individuals would find themselves concentrated; and finalizing by the interior design which exemplifications from libraries worldwide regarding their space planning for individual users were specified as considerations to apply to the study case.
Quantitative research method was chosen with a survey as a form to execute the data analysis. The questionnaire was delivered through social networks of JAMK’s current students and the intramail system of the institution. 70 respondents participated in the survey, consisting of 55 degree and 15 exchange students. The inferential analysis was employed to interpret the collected data.
The results implied that there were great concerns on the research problem and the idea to improve the space for particularly individual study was to a great extent sup-portive. Insights about students’ perspectives towards current situations in the main library and their recommendations for improvement were also indicated. The re-search frame can be applied in the future on a regular basis as library users keep being different over time; hence, it is essential to familiarize with updated situations.