Abstract
This study aims to investigate the impact of physical elements in a library’s interior design on the concentration of students using the library for their work. The research question is as follows: which physical factors have, from their perspective, an impact on the concentration of students using the library for work? Also, this study compares the importance of the effect of the physical factors on the concentration of different users and activity profiles. There were 24 participants from 3 different Universities located in Guishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan answering the questionnaires and interview questions. Results showed that there were 11 factors rated as the most important factors affecting concentration ability namely: “Cleanliness”; “Aesthetic appearance”; “Noise level”; “Air movement”; “Amount of light”; “Air quality”; “Amount of space”; “Accessibility to facilities”; “Visual comfort”; “Crowdedness”; “Temperature”; and “Comfort of furnishing”.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Advances in Ergonomics in Design - Proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Ergonomics in Design |
Editors | Marcelo Soares, Francisco Rebelo |
Publisher | Springer Verlag |
Pages | 299-310 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319419824 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2016 |
Event | International Conference on Ergonomics in Design, AHFE 2016 - Walt Disney World, United States Duration: 27 07 2016 → 31 07 2016 |
Publication series
Name | Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing |
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Volume | 485 |
ISSN (Print) | 2194-5357 |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on Ergonomics in Design, AHFE 2016 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Walt Disney World |
Period | 27/07/16 → 31/07/16 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016.
Keywords
- Concentration
- Library
- Physical elements