Seating and Area Preferences in a College Reserve Room.

Fishman, Diane; Walitt, Ruth

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Publication Date: 1972

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Seating and Area Preferences in a College Reserve Room

Fishman, Diane; Walitt, Ruth

College and Research Libraries, 33, 4, 284-297, Jul 72

An investigation into the relationship between the architectural environment of a room and the patterns of seating preferences exhibited by library users revealed that readers locate themselves in order to avoid others and that the seat selected by the first person affected the choices of those who entered later. (8 references) (Author/SJ)

Descriptors: Building Design, College Libraries, Facility Utilization Research, Library Facilities, Space Utilization, Use Studies

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