Space, Scholarship and Skills: Building Library Strategy on New and Emerging Needs of the Academic Community

Blake, Michelle; Gallimore, Vanya; Radford, Kirstyn

Abstract

This article follows the publication of a previous article which discussed the outcomes of the Understanding Academics research project (2016-2017) which sought to better understand academic staff at the University of York. The project centred around the use of specific ethnographic methodologies and in particular two UX techniques: cognitive mapping followed by semi-structured interviews. This article focuses on the key themes which emerged from that research and which now underpin the new Library strategy: space, scholarship and skills.

Citation

Blake, M., Gallimore, V., & Radford, K. (2018). Space, Scholarship and Skills: Building Library Strategy on New and Emerging Needs of the Academic Community. LIBER Quarterly, 28(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.18352/lq.10254

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 1, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Nov 2, 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Deposit Date: Jul 8, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 8, 2021
• Print ISSN: 2213-056X
• Publisher: LIBER
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 1-15
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.18352/lq.10254
• Keywords: academic library, UX, ethnography, academic staff, usability, strategy
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3801050
• Additional Information: testing additional info; https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirstyn-radford-7325a21b8/?originalSubdomain=uk