Graduate Conversations: Assessing the Space Needs of Graduate Students

Authors

Melissa M. Burel, Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleFollow
Abby Scheel, Florida State UniversityFollow
Rachel Besara, Florida State UniversityFollow
Jessica Evans Bradey, Florida State UniversityFollow
Kirsten Kinsley, Florida State UniversityFollow
Gloria Colvin, Florida State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-2015

Department

Library and Information Services

Abstract

This article discusses the preferences, habits, and needs of graduate students as they relate to spaces for research and study. The findings are based on a large-scale ethnographic study of graduate students at Florida State University conducted between 2010 and 2013. Using a variety of ethnographic methods, researchers found that graduate students have diverse needs and unequal access to appropriate spaces and resources to meet those needs. Libraries can help fill the gaps left by home and academic departments by providing a range of spaces offering different noise levels, resources, and other amenities.

Comments

Manuscript version of:

Kinsley, K., Besara, R., Scheel, A., Colvin, G., Brady, J. E., & Burel, M. (2014). Graduate Conversations: Assessing the Space Needs of Graduate Students. College & Research Libraries, crl14-694.

Accepted: November 2014

Anticipated Publication Date: September 1, 2015

Recommended Citation

Burel, Melissa M.; Scheel, Abby; Besara, Rachel; Evans Bradey, Jessica; Kinsley, Kirsten; and Colvin, Gloria, "Graduate Conversations: Assessing the Space Needs of Graduate Students" (2015). Library and Information Services Faculty Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity. 3.
https://spark.siue.edu/library_fac/3