| Title |
A Study on the Specific Uses of Academic Library by the Students' Social Styles - Focused on the Case of Main Library of Oregon State University - |
| Authors |
이승혜(Lee, Seung-Hae) ; 한정원(Han, Jeong-won) |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.14774/JKIID.2019.28.3.070 |
| Keywords |
Social Style ; Academic Library ; Specific Use of Spaces |
| Abstract |
The role of the academic library is changing due to various social factors, and it is necessary to understand the changing needs of library users for efficient use of spaces. This study aims to recognize the necessity of user analysis in the academic library, and to find out the differences in the specific use of spaces by users' social styles. Social Style Model was developed to study human behaviors using the specific patterns in social activities. With the scale of assertiveness and responsiveness, four kinds of social styles are defined; analytical style, driving style, expressive style, and amiable style. For this research, firstly, literature review was conducted to investigate the changing trend of the academic libraries, user characteristics, and Social Style Model. Secondly, spatial composition of the subject library was studied, and structured questionnaire was formed with the references of previous studies. Thirdly, questionnaire survey was executed on library users, and the data was analyzed by basic statistics, Chi-square test, and one-way ANOVA in SPSS 25. The result shows that there were differences in space use patterns, preferences, and satisfaction according to the different social styles. Analytical style showed a high rate of use in private study area and preferred quiet and open atmosphere to focus on learning. Driving style used group study area frequently and showed relatively high satisfaction rate. Expressive style showed high rate of use and satisfaction in Learning Commons, and preferred open atmosphere. Amiable style used group study area frequently and satisfied with the Learning Commons. This could be used to enhance the efficiency of space planning in academic libraries, and to construct guidelines for applying user characteristics and spatial preferences in library design. |