The impact of academic library location on occupational efficiency: A comparison of the university's campus design

The university campus layout has a significant and continuous legacy as a place for education and learning. The academic library's location usually reflects its relevance to the university's campus. Understanding spatial factors can also help arrange academic libraries with the best locations for user satisfaction. This study examines the spatial configurations of educational campus buildings to determine how the library's location affects occupational efficiency and investigates the optimal architectural planning characteristics of university campuses that demonstrate outstanding library locations. The inspection employed mixed-methods analysis, utilizing both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Qualitative data were collected through drawings, while quantitative data were gathered using Axial and VGA maps in Depthmap X10 to measure spatial and visual characteristics. The results show that spatial and visual connectivity, as well as prominent choices, influence campus design. A study concludes that, regardless of an excellent Isovist area, campus planning layouts require strong network paths for navigation. The study contributes to integrating the pedestrian planning network, mass functional distribution, and centralization for optimal use.

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The Journal of Academic Librarianship
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2025-09-16
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103137
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Educational Environments and Student Outcomes
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The impact of academic library location on occupational efficiency: A comparison of the university's campus design

Lana Abubakr Ali, Binyad Maruf Abdulkadir Khaznadar
The Journal of Academic Librarianship
Educational Environments and Student Outcomes
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The impact of academic library location on occupational efficiency: A comparison of the university's campus design

Lana Abubakr Ali, Binyad Maruf Abdulkadir Khaznadar
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The university campus layout has a significant and continuous legacy as a place for education and learning. The academic library's location usually reflects its relevance to the university's campus. Understanding spatial factors can also help arrange academic libraries with the best locations for user satisfaction. This study examines the spatial configurations of educational campus buildings to determine how the library's location affects occupational efficiency and investigates the optimal architectural planning characteristics of university campuses that demonstrate outstanding library locations. The inspection employed mixed-methods analysis, utilizing both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Qualitative data were collected through drawings, while quantitative data were gathered using Axial and VGA maps in Depthmap X10 to measure spatial and visual characteristics. The results show that spatial and visual connectivity, as well as prominent choices, influence campus design. A study concludes that, regardless of an excellent Isovist area, campus planning layouts require strong network paths for navigation. The study contributes to integrating the pedestrian planning network, mass functional distribution, and centralization for optimal use.

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The impact of academic library location on occupational efficiency: A comparison of the university's campus design — Lana Abubakr Ali, Binyad Maruf Abdulkadir Khaznadar · The Journal of Academic Librarianship (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS