I NFORMATION A RCHITECTURE IN L IBRARIES I NFORMATION A RCHITECTURE IN L IBRARIES räumlicher Praxis, Raumkonzeptionen und räumlicher Praxis, Raumkonzeptionen und gelebtem Raum gelebtem Raum T ECHNICALLY INDUCED O RIENTATION AND N AVIGATION T ECHNICALLY INDUCED O RIENTATION AND N AVIGATION FROM A P ERSPECTIVE OF SPATIAL S OCIOLOGY 1/15 Eva ‐ Christina Edinger
S YNOPSIS S YNOPSIS • „Spaces of Knowledge“ ‐ Introduction f l d “ d • Theoretical and Empirical Concept p p • Empirical Methods • Results: Macro, Meso and Micro Level of Orientation and Navigation • Summary from a Perspective of Spatial Sociology gy 2/15 Eva ‐ Christina Edinger
S PACES OF K NOWLEGE – I NTRODUCTION S PACES OF K NOWLEGE I NTRODUCTION • Socio ‐ spatial ‐ material Structures in Libraries S i ti l t i l St t i Lib i • 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“? • Relational concept of Space R l i l f S • Knowledge: Linked information and its contents g • First Results related to Information Architecture 3/15 Eva ‐ Christina Edinger
C ONCEPT C ONCEPT 4/15 Eva ‐ Christina Edinger
E MPIRICAL M ETHODS E MPIRICAL M ETHODS • 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 • Concepts of Space: Expert Interviews, Festschrifts, C t f S E t I t i F t h ift Foundation Documents • Social Practices: Participant Observations, Manual i l i i i b i l Interviews with Library Users, Mental Maps 5/15 Eva ‐ Christina Edinger
R ESULTS : L ABYRINTH OR I NFORMATION A RCHITECTURE ? 6/15 Eva ‐ Christina Edinger
M ACRO L EVEL M ACRO L EVEL Konstanz: Unversity Map and Konstanz: Unversity Map and Mental Map of a first ‐ time library user 7/15 Eva ‐ Christina Edinger
M ESO L EVEL : L ABYRINTH ? M ESO L EVEL : L ABYRINTH ? • Confusing Dimensions and floor • Confusing Dimensions and floor plans • Shifted Floors and staircases h f l • Lots of small sections 8/15 Eva ‐ Christina Edinger
M ESO L EVEL : I NFORMATION A RCHITECTURE ? M ESO L EVEL : I NFORMATION A RCHITECTURE ? „Can you help me? I „ y p don`t understand how the journals are organised.“ „The shelf number of The shelf number of the book, which mirrors its theme, is […] the book's address on the shelves.“ h l “ 9/15 Eva ‐ Christina Edinger
M ICRO L EVEL : F IND M E “ M ICRO L EVEL : „F IND M E „Find me“ ‐ „Find me function : Connection between the between the Digital Catalogue and the Material and the Material Space 10/15 Eva ‐ Christina Edinger
A S OCIOLOGICAL S UMMARY A S OCIOLOGICAL S UMMARY • Labyrinth or Information Architecture? • Several Working Spaces for Several Faculties • Material and Social Closing Mechanisms • Socio ‐ Spatial ‐ Material Hierarchies • Socio ‐ Spatial ‐ Material Hierarchies 11/15 Eva ‐ Christina Edinger
MATERIO ‐ S PATIAL ‐ S OCIAL : W ORKING S PACE FOR F ACULTIES • Materio ‐ Spatial Organisation of Social Groups • Faculties are Seperatly Located • Annexation and Denial of Library Spaces • Banishment of Special Groups in Special Parts of the Library h b 12/15 Eva ‐ Christina Edinger
M ATERIAL & S OCIAL T HRESHOLDS 13/15 Eva ‐ Christina Edinger
S OCIO ‐ S PATIAL ‐ M ATERIAL H IERACHIES S OCIO S PATIAL M ATERIAL H IERACHIES • 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 (Giesen, 1993: 64) 1993 64) 14/15 Eva ‐ Christina Edinger
T HANK YOU ! Q UESTIONS ? T HANK YOU ! Q UESTIONS ? 15/15 Eva ‐ Christina Edinger www.spacesofknowledge.wordpress.com
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