Session Description:
Panelists will discuss the way concepts from disciplines such as neuroscience, cognitive architecture, and environmental psychology and methods such as environmental autobiography and walking interviews can be used in the assessment of library spaces. They will focus on how these concepts and methods are used to discover how to encourage patrons to create new narratives and develop attachments within our spaces that help them accomplish their tasks. Panelists will present the research behind key methods and discuss how these can be integrated into practical methods to assess and design space. Applicable to all project types and academic library sizes.
