Complexity in decision making: Determining university library opening hours. (June 2019)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Complexity in decision making: Determining university library opening hours. (June 2019)
- Main Title:
- Complexity in decision making: Determining university library opening hours
- Authors:
- Ravenwood, Clare
Walton, Graham
Stephens, Derek - Abstract:
- Making decisions on academic library opening hours is complex with many pressures on managers. This research surveys senior academic library managers from the UK, using a questionnaire to reveal views on library opening hours, the decision-making process, and the pressures which influenced their decisions. A variety of factors were found, in particular satisfying undergraduate demands. The research also revealed the sources of information important in making decisions on opening hours and the influence of 'political' issues in the decision-making process. Some institutions remove complexity by utilising 24/7 opening, though this is not an option for many.
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of librarianship and information science. Volume 51:Number 2(2019:Mar.)
- Journal:
- Journal of librarianship and information science
- Issue:
- Volume 51:Number 2(2019:Mar.)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 51, Issue 2 (2019)
- Year:
- 2019
- Volume:
- 51
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2019-0051-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 488
- Page End:
- 496
- Publication Date:
- 2019-06
- Subjects:
- Academic libraries -- library decision making -- library opening hours -- 24-hour opening
Library science -- Periodicals
025.005 - Journal URLs:
- http://lis.sagepub.com/ ↗
http://www.uk.sagepub.com/home.nav ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/0961000617726127 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0961-0006
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- Legaldeposit
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