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Perception and Function in Occupant-Space Relationship
No full textHow can architects improve the relationship between the occupant and the space in regards to offering
the occupant and enjoyable experience, which also fulfills their needs and expectations of function?
Among many design fields, architecture is the one that has a constant correlation with everyday life, as
most people spend a significant portion of their time within a built environment. The direct influence of
the quality of space on the quality of occupants’ lives indicates the critical responsibility of architectural
design. Recognizing, respecting, and responding to the occupants’ needs and expectations are the
necessary steps in a design process that wishes to improve the quality of life. Thus, the consideration of
occupants in the process of design will lead to the fulfillment of the occupants’ needs.
In this paper, I will focus on two approaches that lead to improvement of the relationship between the
occupant and the space: the multisensory experience and the true function. I am looking for approaches
to bring both multisensory experience and true function back to architectural space in order to enhance
occupants’ daily experiences in the built environment. I propose the ways in which physical senses can
be engaged in spatial experience, as well as assessing each sense with related spatial features. My
assessments are based on my personal experiences, and other theoretical resources. I discuss function
later with an introduction on affordance, a psychological approach to design, and their relation to one
another, as well as introducing anti-functionalism and its consequences in frame of a case stud
Tailoring Technical Services Data to Fit the Changing Needs of Academic Liaisons
Get PDFIncreasingly dynamic collections, changing curriculums, and tightening budgets work together
to put more and more pressure on liaisons to stay well-informed and respond nimbly when
confronting collection management decisions and opportunities. In many cases, data
potentially useful to liaisons already exists within technical services units as a product of other
library activities and functions. When approached from a collection management perspective,
this data can often be repurposed to meet the information needs of academic liaisons and
other collection managers as they attempt to meet the demands of evolving liaison roles and
changing collection priorities. The presenters will discuss their efforts at the University of
Kentucky Libraries to develop enhanced reporting instruments and procedures intended to
employ technical services data to the greater benefit of academic liaisons
Workshop on Assessment in the Sciences, Social Sciences, and the Arts
No full textWorkshop on Assessment in the Sciences, Social Sciences, and the Arts presentation slides and supporting documents
Ohio's Aging Network Efforts to Enhance Nursing Home Diversion and Transition
Get PDFThis brief report provides preliminary results from an evaluation of Ohio's diversion and transition demonstration program
Gauging and articulating sense of place in downtown revitalization: the case study of Middletown, Ohio
No full textCentral business districts -- Ohio -- Middletown;
City planning -- Ohio -- Middletown;
Community development -- Ohio -- Middletow
Cataloging Remote Access Multimedia: An Open Access Virtual Guide
No full textThe following lightning talk session introduces a freely accessible, peer-reviewed guide that
effectively explains how to catalog remote access multimedia, including podcasts, streaming
video, streaming audio, e-books, and web games. Created by Marielle Veve, University of
Tennessee lecturer at the School of Information Sciences, this scholarly guide utilizes an
innovative pedagogical approach that integrates streaming animated slides into distance
education of cataloging. http://www.lib.utk.edu/~veve/streaming-guides.htm
Workshop on Assessment in the Humanities
No full textWorkshop on assessment in the humanities presentation slides and supporting document
