Heat Map Visualizations of Seating Patterns in an Academic Library

Khoo, Michael; Rozaklis, Lily; Hall, Catherine E.; Kusunoki, Diana; Rehrig, Michael

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Title

Heat Map Visualizations of Seating Patterns in an Academic Library

Author(s)

• Khoo, Michael
• Rozaklis, Lily
• Hall, Catherine E.
• Kusunoki, Diana
• Rehrig, Michael

Issue Date

2014-03-01

Keyword(s)

• evaluation
• heat map
• libraries
• seating
• survey

Date of Ingest

2014-02-25T19:27:39Z

Abstract

Library seating surveys record the use of seats in a library. They estimate library usage and are used to plan library spaces for future use. This paper describes a seating survey in an academic library, which aggregated data from 112 seat counts to generate heat maps to visualize occupancy. Triangulation of the seating survey data with another survey on users' perceptions of space in the library, revealed an interesting contrast between highly-occupied areas that were perceived as quiet, and less occupied areas perceived as crowded and noisy. Discussion of this finding is framed in terms of Bennett's (2009) model of a technology-driven paradigm shift in academic libraries from places for solo work to places for group learning.

Publisher

iSchools

Series/Report Name or Number

iConference 2014 Proceedings

Type of Resource

text

Genre of Resource

Conference Paper / Presentation

Language

english

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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/47285

DOI

https://doi.org/10.9776/14274

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