Design for Success: Can place attachment and cognitive architecture theories be used to develop library space designs that support student success?

 

Session Description:
TRUE: Students use academic libraries as places of study and group work. TRUE: Students who utilize effective study strategies are more likely to succeed academically. TRUE: People become attached to places that are useful, and where they feel they belong. TRUE? If library spaces are designed based on place attachment theory and effective study strategies, students will find these spaces supportive of their academic success. Researchers used formal and informal methods in an effort to answer this question. Join them in a discussion of methods used and results generated and engage in some interactive exercises in this lively session.

 

Posted in 2019 Contributed Paper.