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INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE IN LIBRARIES INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE IN LIBRARIES

räumlicher Praxis, Raumkonzeptionen und räumlicher Praxis, Raumkonzeptionen und gelebtem Raum gelebtem Raum

TECHNICALLY INDUCED ORIENTATION AND NAVIGATION

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TECHNICALLY INDUCED ORIENTATION AND NAVIGATION

FROM A PERSPECTIVE OF SPATIAL SOCIOLOGY

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SYNOPSIS SYNOPSIS

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• „Spaces of Knowledge“ ‐ Introduction
• Theoretical and Empirical Concept

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• Empirical Methods
• Results: Macro, Meso and Micro Level of

Orientation and Navigation

• Summary from a Perspective of Spatial

Sociology

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SPACES OF KNOWLEGE – INTRODUCTION SPACES OF KNOWLEGE INTRODUCTION

S i ti l t i l St t i Lib i

• Socio‐spatial‐material Structures in Libraries
• Major Research Question:

„In which way is knowledge operationalised in libraries through socio‐spatial and materio‐spatial libraries through socio spatial and materio spatial structures“? R l i l f S

• Relational concept of Space
• Knowledge: Linked information and its contents

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• First Results related to Information Architecture

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CONCEPT CONCEPT

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EMPIRICAL METHODS EMPIRICAL METHODS

Social Space: Target Groups Analysis Statistics of Users

• Social Space: Target Groups Analysis, Statistics of Users
• Material Space: Participant Observations, Maps, Floor

Plans Aerial Vie s Photographs Festschrifts Plans, Aerial Views, Photographs, Festschrifts, Foundation Documents, Expert Interviews C t f S E t I t i F t h ift

• Concepts of Space: Expert Interviews, Festschrifts,

Foundation Documents i l i i i b i l

• Social Practices: Participant Observations, Manual

Interviews with Library Users, Mental Maps

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RESULTS: LABYRINTH OR INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE?

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MACRO LEVEL MACRO LEVEL

Konstanz: Unversity Map and Konstanz: Unversity Map and Mental Map of a first‐time library user

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MESO LEVEL: LABYRINTH? MESO LEVEL: LABYRINTH?

• Confusing Dimensions and floor
• Confusing Dimensions and floor

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• Shifted Floors and staircases
• Lots of small sections

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MESO LEVEL: INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE? MESO LEVEL: INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE?

„Can you help me? I „ y p don`t understand how the journals are The shelf number of

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„The shelf number of the book, which mirrors its theme, is […] the book's address on the h l “

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shelves.“

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MICRO LEVEL: FIND ME“ MICRO LEVEL: „FIND ME

„Find me“‐ „Find me function : Connection between the between the Digital Catalogue and the Material and the Material Space

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A SOCIOLOGICAL SUMMARY A SOCIOLOGICAL SUMMARY

• Labyrinth or Information Architecture?
• Several Working Spaces for Several Faculties
• Material and Social Closing Mechanisms
• Socio‐Spatial‐Material Hierarchies
• Socio‐Spatial‐Material Hierarchies

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MATERIO‐SPATIAL‐SOCIAL:

WORKING SPACE FOR FACULTIES

• Materio‐Spatial Organisation
• f Social Groups
• Faculties are Seperatly

Located

• Annexation and Denial of

Library Spaces

• Banishment of Special

Groups in Special Parts of h b

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the Library

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MATERIAL & SOCIAL THRESHOLDS

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SOCIO‐SPATIAL‐MATERIAL HIERACHIES SOCIO SPATIAL MATERIAL HIERACHIES

Closing Mechanisms

• Closing Mechanisms
• Hierarchical Use of Library Space: Students and Scientists

have different Requirements to their Reading and Working Spaces in Libraries

• Symbolic Architecture

„Complicated rituals of inauguration and education, the troubles and inconveniences of learning have to be taken to get closer to the centre of a cultural community.“ (Gi 1993 64)

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(Giesen, 1993: 64)

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THANK YOU! QUESTIONS? THANK YOU! QUESTIONS?

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