Getting the picture : interviews and photo elicitation at Edmonton Public Library
As part of its Library Spaces Business Plan initiative, Edmonton Public Library (EPL) conducted interviews paired with photo elicitation to explore customers’ perceptions of their library spaces and to better understand how customers use those spaces. Sixteen interviews were conducted with participa...
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description | As part of its Library Spaces Business Plan initiative, Edmonton Public Library (EPL) conducted interviews paired with photo elicitation to explore customers’ perceptions of their library spaces and to better understand how customers use those spaces. Sixteen interviews were conducted with participants at 5 branches of the EPL with participants taking photographs used during the interview. Findings revealed the comprehensive views participants’ hold about the library; the library’s spaces are not distinct from the collections and services offered within them. |
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spelling | ntu-10356/1542172021-12-22T20:10:41Z Getting the picture : interviews and photo elicitation at Edmonton Public Library Haberl, Valerie Wortman, Beth Library and information science As part of its Library Spaces Business Plan initiative, Edmonton Public Library (EPL) conducted interviews paired with photo elicitation to explore customers’ perceptions of their library spaces and to better understand how customers use those spaces. Sixteen interviews were conducted with participants at 5 branches of the EPL with participants taking photographs used during the interview. Findings revealed the comprehensive views participants’ hold about the library; the library’s spaces are not distinct from the collections and services offered within them. Published version 2021-12-16T03:28:05Z 2021-12-16T03:28:05Z 2012 Journal Article Haberl, V. & Wortman, B. (2012). Getting the picture : interviews and photo elicitation at Edmonton Public Library. Library and Information Science Research E-Journal, 22(2), 1-20. https://dx.doi.org/10.32655/LIBRES.2012.2.1 1058-6768 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/154217 10.32655/LIBRES.2012.2.1 2 22 1 20 en Library and Information Science Research E-Journal © 2012 Valerie Haberl, Beth Wortman. All rights reserved. application/pdf |
spellingShingle | Library and information science Haberl, Valerie Wortman, Beth Getting the picture : interviews and photo elicitation at Edmonton Public Library |
title | Getting the picture : interviews and photo elicitation at Edmonton Public Library |
title_full | Getting the picture : interviews and photo elicitation at Edmonton Public Library |
title_fullStr | Getting the picture : interviews and photo elicitation at Edmonton Public Library |
title_full_unstemmed | Getting the picture : interviews and photo elicitation at Edmonton Public Library |
title_short | Getting the picture : interviews and photo elicitation at Edmonton Public Library |
title_sort | getting the picture interviews and photo elicitation at edmonton public library |
topic | Library and information science |
url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/154217 |
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