Case Study Of Library Research Articles

Experimental Study of the Classical Music and Light Intensity Effect on the Heart Rate of the Readers (A Case Study in Industrial Engineering Library, Diponegoro University)

This paper aims at determining the effect of music and light intensity on heart rate and perceptions of visitors in Industrial Engineering Library, analyzing the performance of users in various treatment conditions and by doing so, providing recommendations for the right combination of treatments to increase concentration and increase the level of relaxation. It proves a better performance of the students when they work in better physical environment design, especially in the library. Based on preliminary studies, it is indicated that the Industrial Engineering Library (IEL) needs re-engineering of the light and sound condition. The library room does not inline with the Head of National Library of Indonesia's rules, number 13 of 2017, about the national standard of college libraries for lighting condition. Besides, about 90.2% of students feel the classical music increases comfort and concentration in reading activities. The research data was collected by recording 24 respondents' heart rate and processed by experimental design using SPSS software. The result provides recommendations from the human physical aspect by selecting the treatment to achieve the highest performance. An additional questionnaire with a Likert scale was disseminated to measure the respondents' perceptions. The results showed that the interaction of 200-600 lux lighting and classical music variables was the best treatment to achieve the highest performance.

Research on green renovations of existing public buildings based on a cloud model –TOPSIS method

Energy saving and consumption reduction in the field of public buildings (PBs) are keys to achieving the target global temperature growth of the Paris Agreement. However, evaluations of the green renovation (GR) of existing PBs are challenged by the need to construct a unified dimensional model for renovations that are convenient, durable, resource saving and environmentally friendly. This paper proposes a TOPSIS decision method based on a cloud model for the evaluation of GR schemes of existing PBs that can overcome the ambiguity and complexity of scheme selection. The method and preparation processes are described, and the qualitative concepts and boundaries are defined. Then, evaluation models of GR for existing PBs that comprise energy savings and energy utilization, water savings and water resource utilization, land savings and both the outdoor environment and indoor environment are established. An integrated assessment is performed to identify the best plan for GR, and the corresponding evaluation indexes are determined. Finally, a case study in the main library of Huazhong University of Science & Technology (HUST) is examined. The most suitable scheme for the case study is to expand the library by connecting the vacant land space between Yifu Library and the old library. This case study illustrates the validity and practicability of the proposed method, laying a foundation for the selection of GR schemes.

What do you think youth workers do? A comparative case study of library and afterschool workers

Abstract This study investigates stereotypes and occupational identity of two groups of youth workers in one city: youth services public library workers and afterschool workers. Library staff are tied to outdated stereotypes of libraries as warehouses of books and afterschool staff are tied to a longstanding idea of afterschool as an extension of school. However, this study reveals that these external expectations are different from what library and afterschool staff actually do. We interviewed 34 participants using a protocol to prompt discussion of expectations from outside stakeholders and occupational identity. We found that both groups think relational interactions are important aspects of their job and engage in very similar relational work with youth. Both groups also experienced friction between what outside stakeholders expect and what they actually do. They felt pressure from outside stakeholders to engage in delivery of information and curriculum as well as a significant level disrespect. The learning ecosystem includes many youth workers including library and afterschool staff, but afterschool programs have been defined in service of formal education and public libraries have been excluded altogether. Redefining youth work to include library workers and to emphasize the relational work that both library and afterschool workers do could help create supportive communities of practice and alleviate the perceived friction.

Access Over Ownership: Case Studies of Libraries of Things

Over the last decade there has been increasing interest in the concept of the sharing economy, which replaces the focus on individual ownership with a focus on access to goods and services through borrowing, hiring or sharing. This study investigates the efficacy of extending the library concept to include more items, such as those that are used infrequently. The aim is to explore how Libraries of Things (LoTs) operate and the potential to broaden their appeal, reach and sustainability. This study adopts a multiple case study method to provide a snapshot of six LoTs in the UK. Findings indicate that all LoTs shared common environmental and social values, with the most prevalent values being to use the library concept to reduce resource use and waste and to enable more equitable access to goods. All relied on volunteers and public support, in the form of free or discounted space and none were yet economically self-sufficient. This poses important questions about the future for LoTs and whether they could or even should, transition towards the mainstream to make a more substantive contribution to creating a more socially equitable and environmentally sustainable economy.

Emerging Trends in Technology in Supporting Public Library : A Case Study of Goa State Central Library

This article provides an overview of current worldwide technology trends and the implications of these for libraries of today and tomorrow. Emerging technologies – such as RFID, Union catalogue, Lending services, Paper clippings, Photograph, Inter library Loan, Kids Audio-Visual section, Reference services, Referral services, Reprography services, e-books, e-readers, mobile computing, virtual worlds – are discussed. Emerging technology has provided faster access to information and it is also challenging the libraries to think and remodel their services by adopting technological changes, This paper focuses on various aspects of technological trends which is used in Krishnadas Shama Goa State Central Library in Goa. Technology has changed the face of libraries, as how we deliver services to patrons. Emerging technologies reshaped the library services.

Creating an Emotional Intelligence Community of Practice: A Case Study for Academic Libraries

Using Etienne Wenger’s concept of a community of practice, UH Libraries’ Liaison Services Department developed departmental members’ emotional intelligence. The social learning structure of the community of practice mirrors the emotional intelligence learning model theorized by Daniel Goleman. This case study demonstrates how this approach can benefit a unit within an academic library. Using a community of practice approach to build a space for social learning creates an environment in which library workers are able to learn and practice the skills of emotional intelligence among their colleagues and within the context of the norms and values of the work environment.

Using the Business Model Canvas to increase the impact of green infrastructure valuation tools

There is a range of tools available to value the ecosystem services provided by urban green infrastructure including i-Tree Eco, CAVAT, GI-Val, and more. These valuation tools quantify the natural environment in order to incorporate it within urban decision-making processes. In the UK, valuation tools have been used successfully to calculate commensurate replacement values for trees (e.g. Southwark, London), enhance the value of green infrastructure at the design stage (e.g. Wirral), and secure resource for future planting and maintenance (e.g. Wrexham). However, these valuation tools have not consistently had the desired positive impact on decision-making. In response, we have adapted the Business Model Canvas for use in green infrastructure valuation (BMC4GI) to create a framework that focuses the valuation process on the Change Objective, i.e. the decision that valuation intends to influence. The BMC4GI outlines nine building blocks to consider prior to valuation, namely; (i) Change Objective, (ii) Target Audience, (iii) Key Activities, (iv) Key Resources, (v) Key Partners, (vi) Channels, (vii) Audience Message, (viii) Cost Structure, and (ix) Revenue Streams. We link the BMC4GI to four general scenarios where valuation has proven to be successful, and provide a working example of the template based on green infrastructure valuation on a redevelopment site. BMC4GI can support any approach to green infrastructure valuation, globally, and we invite others to apply BMC4GI to create a shared case study library of good practice in green infrastructure valuation.

Transformed library spaces lead to transformed library services: a case study of the RCSI library

A new health sciences library integrated into a state of the art academic and clinical education building provided opportunities for transforming library services delivery, positioning space as a service, deeper integration of library expertise within the University community and the curriculum, and for enhancing the student experience.

Panel provides new recommendations and advice for doctors on rosacea

Rosacea is a skin disease that mainly affects facial skin and eyes. It has a number of different visible signs and symptoms, or ‘features’. Doctors are currently switching from a subtype approach, which specifies groups of disease features, to a phenotype approach that treats each patient as an individual with their own particular set of features. The 2019 ROSCO panel (a panel of experts) aimed to make recommendations and produce methods that help doctors use the phenotype approach with their rosacea patients. The panel was formed of 19 skin specialists and two eye specialists from around the world. They used a process to vote how far they agreed with statements on rosacea diagnosis and management. Statements with 75% agreement were recorded as recommendations. The panel recommended that doctors should discuss disease burden with patients during appointments and offered questions to help them do this. The main treatment goal should be clear skin, because it can improve many aspects of patients’ lives. New descriptions of how rosacea affects the skin and eyes are provided, to help recognition of this disease. Recent research has been used to update recommendations for treating rosacea, including ways to combine treatments. The panel also developed the Rosacea Tracker tool, which doctors can use with patients to keep an ongoing record of their rosacea and its treatment, and a patient case study library to help doctors recognise common rosacea features. Altogether, these recommendations should continue supporting improvements in the care of patients with rosacea. This is a summary of the study: Recommendations for rosacea diagnosis, classification and management: update from the global ROSacea COnsensus 2019 panel.

Detecting emerging topics by exploiting probability burst and association rule mining: A case study of Library and Information Science

The primary reason for detecting emerging topics is to reduce researchers’ time in finding current related topic while maintaining awareness of current trends in a particular field. Nowadays, the amount of information is growing rapidly, but tracking the development of a research field by manually reading the literature is challenging. This study takes Library and Information Science (LIS) as a case study to present a new method for detecting emerging topics. This novel method could be applied to analyse various types of documents and detect emerging topics automatically. This method utilizes a Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) model to generate topics and calculate probabilities. It discovers emerging topics by detecting probability burst in consecutive time spans. Association rule mining and lexical similarity computation are adopted to represent the topics. This work tests the method by comparing the results of emerging topics from the LIS data in the baseline paper. The validation demonstrates that the proposed approach is feasible.

Use of QR codes for enhancing access to library resources and services: a case study of IIT Gandhinagar library

The Quick Reference (QR) Code is the trademark for two-dimensional barcode (or matrix barcode). This code system has become a popular technology in the present era because of its fast readability and greater storage capacity compared to the standard barcode. The QR code is a multidimensional barcode with various colour, size, and shapes. The main goal of this code is to direct communities to particular products or resources through links. Quick Response Code is, usually developed, for product promotion like the barcodes. This paper attempts to present a quick overview of the technology and how libraries adopted it early, to promote their resources and services. IIT Gandhinagar library has been one of the early users of this technology for promoting its services amongst its user community. It has adopted and demonstrated the benefits of this technology by applying it to over a dozen areas of library services. Because of its ease of use and speed, it has been observed that during the last two-three years, acceptance and use of this technology among the current generation of students has gone up for retrieving and downloading information. In fact, more number of students have been asking for applying QR in other areas of library services. Authors present here a successful case study of how QR code technology has been implemented at IIT Gandhinagar Library on Android-based mobile phones and how it has now become a part of the routine application for enhancing access to library resources and services.

Reinventing and redefining library spaces in it Era: A case study of academic libraries

Reinventing and redefining library spaces in it Era: A case study of academic libraries

RURAL LIBRARIES AS CONTESTED SPACES OF OLDER VOLUNTARISM IN AGING RURAL COMMUNITIES

Recent efforts to better understand voluntarism as fundamental to how rural communities are meeting the challenges of population ageing have highlighted ageing rural volunteers, and the attendant burden of older voluntarism, as key issues for ageing in place of rural residents and ageing rural community sustainability. Drawing on a case study of a volunteer-based rural library in Ontario, Canada, this study examines the experiences of older volunteers, the challenges of sustaining volunteer programs, and the implications of older voluntarism for rural community development. Findings from interviews and focus groups with library volunteers, staff, board members and community stakeholders demonstrate how the experiences of older volunteers and challenges of older voluntarism affect rural community development. The results reveal how participation, well-being, conflict and territoriality associated with older voluntarism contributes to ‘contested spaces of older voluntarism’ whereby older volunteers negotiate their rights and responsibilities associated with ageing and volunteering in rural communities.

Information culture: a perspective from Mainland China

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of information culture in Mainland China and apply the information culture framework to an organizational setting.Design/methodology/approachThe foundation for the research is provided by a review of Chinese and English language literature and a case study of a university library was conducted, involving semi-structured interviews.FindingsThe information culture framework facilitated identification of factors not recognized in previous information culture research, including uniquely Chinese factors of egocentrism, guanxi (relationships), mianzi (face), hexie (harmony) and renqing (mutual benefit). A further finding highlighted the profound differences between archives and library institutions in China.Originality/valueThe paper provides the first step toward further exploring features of Chinese organizational culture which will not only influence information management practices but also highlight the issues relating to collaboration between libraries and archives in China.

Rural public libraries as contested spaces of older voluntarism in ageing communities

Abstract Recent efforts to better understand how rural communities are coping with population ageing have highlighted ageing rural volunteers as key issues for ageing in place of rural residents and the sustainability of ageing rural communities. Drawing on a case study of a volunteer-based rural public library in Ontario, Canada, this paper explores this issue from the perspectives of volunteers, library staff and community stakeholders to better understand the experiences of older volunteers and dynamics of older voluntarism, and how they connect to rural community development. Findings from interviews and focus groups reveal how the opportunities and challenges associated with older voluntarism (such as participation and wellbeing vs. burden of care and conflict) can inform our understanding of rural ageing in general and the ‘contested spaces of rural ageing’ in particular. The conceptual and applied implications of researching older voluntarism in ageing rural communities, via social institutions such as libraries, are discussed.

Temporal Point Pattern Analysis of Human Activities Using GIS Methods: A Case Study of Library Visiting Activities in Chengdu City, China

This article aims to develop a new type of temporal pattern analysis—temporal point pattern analysis (TPPA)—by treating the distribution of activities as a point pattern on a two-dimensional plane using the start time and end time of activities as axes. Geographic information systems (GIS) methods, which are originally used in spatial point pattern analysis in GIS, are introduced to support TPPA. This article presents a case study to understand the temporal patterns of the library visiting activities of university students using a four-week smart card data set in Chengdu City, China. Several methods from GIS are applied, including the measurement of mean centers, kernel density, nearest neighbor distances, and optimized hot spot analysis. Results show that the GIS methods can reveal a lot of information on the temporal pattern of activities, thereby proving the reasonability of the proposed TPPA of activities. Key Words: GIS, human activities, library visiting, smart card data, visualization.

The automation of the Algerian University libraries from the perspective of librarians: case study of Central Library of M'sila University

The study attempts to identify the reality of the computerization of Algerian university libraries through the experience of the Central Library of M’sila University; by monitoring the views of librarians about this experience and their assessment. The study used the descriptive approach. The study found that this experience has been relatively successful, particularly in establishing the library catalog and make this catalog online for the users. But, the library is still suffering from many problems and face significant challenges; which require a new assessment and follow-up. And thus make more efforts to develop them.

Total Quality Management in University Libraries: Middle East Technical University Library Example

‘Total quality management in academic libraries, private archives and ephemera’ in his work on ‘Librarian Yasin Sesen’ written by ‘Total Quality Management in University Libraries: Middle East Technical University Library Example’ titled the book, by distinguished academic and professional publishing, which was released in the year 2018. Book contents; ‘history of university libraries, service quality of academic libraries, total quality management in academic libraries, examples and reflections of total quality management in university libraries, total quality management in Turkish public administration, case study of Middle East Technical University Library, case study of university library, libqual quality management system, servqual quality management system, Middle East Technical University Library Quality Represantation and ISO 9001: 2015 Quality Management System on the Middle East Technical University Library’ have been extensively evaluated with examples of general literature.

Vandalism and security problems in academic library: A case study of lagos state polytechnic library, Lagos, Nigeria

The study was designed to survey the vandalism and security problem in academic library of Lagos State Polytechnic Library, Nigeria, with the view to ascertaining the type of security problems, categories of materials that are prone to stealing, the likely reasons for committing such library crime and the security measures put in place to control it. A quantitative research was adopted in the study, and survey as the research method. The study involved a population of fifty (50) library personnel. Data for the study was obtained using questionnaire instrument. The findings of this study revealed that academic libraries experience security problems such as stealing and vandalism of library resources, as well as natural disasters such as flood and fire outbreak. The categories of materials that are prone to stealing include journals, reference materials and recent accessions. The reasons for the theft and vandalism of library resources according to the study include inadequate number of copies, inadequate photocopying services, scarcity of needed materials, shortage of staff and poverty, while the major factors that encourage these problems are poor security systems and the criminal nature of individuals. The study further revealed the fact that there is a poor security management in LASPOTECH academic library, as the security system adopted was inadequate to control and protect the library resources from theft, vandalism and natural disaster such as flood and fire. Base on these findings the study recommends improve security system, preferable modern gadget, measures that will ensure that at least, the bulk of available resources would be preserved if new ones cannot be readily acquired. Keywords: Vandalism, Security problems, Academic library.

Integration of AIDC Technology in Mobile via QR Code for Enhancing the Library Services: A Case Study of Don Bosco College Central Library, Arunachal Pradesh

In this digital era, QR Code is becoming one of the most popular tools and it great help to website towards strengthening the relationship and promoting enhanced to existing library website. Q R Code is a state of art AIDC technology that is gaining popularity with Library fraternity in India. It is one such technology which can offer to the user demand of providing access to e-resources through mobile. These advanced technologies offer access very convenient, instantaneous information, across boundaries of subject and particular area. Don Bosco College Central Library is set an example in experimenting with adopting new technology developments; where it is computerization and automation or adopting other ICT to improve facilities their services. The rapid developments in ICT have given a solid foundation for revolutionary changes in the information handling capabilities of information dissemination. Don Bosco College Central Library may well reach out to the remote users who were considered unlikely to connect because of absence of a medium. Users are becoming increasingly web savvy reliant on advance technologies for sharing, accessing and determining their information. Keeping in mind, researcher integrated AIDC in Mobile via QR Code Technology in Don Bosco College Central Library Website for enhancing library services.