1.1 Background Libraries have long stood as bastions of knowledge and culture, evolving
from rudimentary repositories of clay tablets in ancient Mesopotamia to the modern digitized …

This study aims to analyze the effects of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) factors with
simultaneous changes in illuminance and noise levels on building occupants' physiological …

Purpose This study examines differences in library use patterns (in-person visits, online use,
reference transactions, library resource and services use) pre-COVID-19 and during the …

Abstract In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was a major public health emergency on a global
scale. The literature regarding the pandemic and its impact on academic libraries is still …

Studies of university students who are non-users of their academic libraries could provide
valuable insights to libraries, yet the extent of the research on this topic remains largely …

Few studies have investigated the psychometric property of new instruments developed
locally to assess students' library experience, such as their behavior, perception and attitude …

This article reports on the findings of assessment tools designed to measure undergraduate
students' academic engagement, psychological factors (self-regulation), factors affecting …

This article reports the results of a biennial student library use survey distributed in Spring
2021 at a large urban research university. Responses reveal library visits were significantly …

Worldwide there is an increase in competition between higher education institutions seeking
to ascertain their position in the world ranking, resulting in universities introspectively …

The research aims to identify the primary reason for students' library use, to explore how
they characterize academic success, and to further examine the impact of library usage on …