Breaking down barriers for student parents and caregivers with family friendly library spaces

Croxton, Rebecca A; Moore, Anne Cooper; Sprague, Lindsey

doi:doi:10.1080/01930826.2019.1685823

Breaking down barriers for student parents and caregivers with family friendly library spaces

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Croxton, R. A., Moore, A. C., & Sprague, L. (2019). Breaking down barriers for student parents and caregivers with family friendly library spaces. Journal Of Library Administration. https://doi.org/doi:10.1080/01930826.2019.1685823

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In 2016, J. Murrey Atkins Library at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte opened a reservable study room specifically for student parents and caregivers. Student parents comprise 25.6% of the total student population and this study room created an important space on campus where parents can study with children. In 2018, the library opened a second family-friendly study room to meet the needs of our growing campus community. To inform the design of the room, the library conducted a mixed methods research study that included a user survey, an examination of room reservation and usage data, and one-on-one user interviews with student parents and caregivers. This paper focuses on the 2018 user-centered design process used to inform the development of the second, family-friendly, study room in the library. Key words: assessment, academic libraries, student parents, user experience (UX), diversity and inclusion

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Title: Breaking down barriers for student parents and caregivers with family friendly library spaces
Author(s): Croxton, Rebecca A.
Moore, Anne Cooper
Sprague, Lindsey
UNC Charlotte Affiliate Type: Faculty
Extent: 1 online resource
Date Created: 2019
Material Type: Journal article
Genre: articles
Resource Type: text
Abstract: In 2016, J. Murrey Atkins Library at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte opened a reservable study room specifically for student parents and caregivers. Student parents comprise 25.6% of the total student population and this study room created an important space on campus where parents can study with children. In 2018, the library opened a second family-friendly study room to meet the needs of our growing campus community. To inform the design of the room, the library conducted a mixed methods research study that included a user survey, an examination of room reservation and usage data, and one-on-one user interviews with student parents and caregivers. This paper focuses on the 2018 user-centered design process used to inform the development of the second, family-friendly, study room in the library. Key words: assessment, academic libraries, student parents, user experience (UX), diversity and inclusion
Subjects--Topics: Academic libraries
College student parents
Is Part Of: Journal of library administration
Language: English
Published Version (Please cite this version): doi:10.1080/01930826.2019.1685823
Publisher's Version: https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2019.1685823
Permalink: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/work:1254
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