Journal article
The physical office environment in technical services in ARL libraries
Library collections, acquisitions, & technical services, Vol.37(3-4), pp.124-137
2013
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/117440
Abstract
In 2012, the authors conducted a survey on the satisfaction level of librarians and staff in technical services in ARL libraries towards their physical office environment and their perceptions on whether physical office environment had an impact on their job satisfaction, privacy, productivity, communication and collaboration. The authors analyzed the survey results and answered three research questions. This paper will provide some understanding about the physical office environment in library technical services and the survey results will be useful for both architects and library administrators when planning and designing physical office environment in library technical services.
•The situation of the current physical office environment in technical services.•The satisfaction level towards physical office environment in technical services.•The impact of physical office environment on staff and work in technical services.•The impact of survey findings on the planning and designing of technical services.
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Details
- Title
- The physical office environment in technical services in ARL libraries
- Creators
- Lirong Zhu - Beijing University of Technology, Ping Le Yuan #100, Chao Yang District, Beijing 100124, PR ChinaLihong Zhu - Washington State University Libraries, P.O. Box 645610, Pullman, WA 99164-5610, USA
- Publication Details
- Library collections, acquisitions, & technical services, Vol.37(3-4), pp.124-137
- Academic Unit
- Libraries
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Identifiers
- 99900582339501842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article