Counting More Than the Gate: Developing Building Use Statistics to Create Better Facilities for Today's Academic Library Users

Authors

Daniel S. Dotson, Ohio State University - Main CampusFollow
Joshua B. Garris, University of South CarolinaFollow

Date of this Version

October 2008

Document Type

Article

Abstract

What areas and types of seating do users of academic libraries use? These authors contend that using sampling methods to conduct building-wide surveys can provide better data for more substantial analysis of user trends in order to more accurately respond to patron needs.