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The Library as Labyrinth: A Conversation about Library Space Design

Authors

Karen R. Diller, PhD
Samuel B. Wallin, MLIS
Brent Young, AIA Principal

Bibliography

Websites:

Borrett, Mathew:
http://www.mathewborrett.com/drawings

Hedge Maze image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/golbenge/5400710724/
Photographer: Im Seongbin

IKEA photos: https://www.ikea.com/in/en/campaigns/demo-page-pub4a1776d1

IKEA map: https://www.ikea.com/ms/en_MY/img/store_images/default_store/Map.jpg

Songdo Library: https://www.designboom.com/architecture/bollingen-songdo-library-south-korea-03-16-2021/

W. H. Matthews, Mazes and Labyrinths: A General Account of their History and Developments; London: Longmans, Green, and co., 1922. https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/mazes-and-labyrinths-1922

Books and articles:

Applegate, R. (2009). The Library Is for Studying: Student Preferences for Study Space. Journal of Academic Librarianship., 35(4), 341–346. https://doi.org/info:doi/

Attali, Jaques (1999) The Labyrinth in Culture and Society. North Atlantic Books, Berkely, CA.

Bennett, Scott (April, 2009) Libraries and Learning: A History of Paradigm Change, portal: Libraries and the Academy, Volume 9, Number 2, pp. 181-197.

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 35 (October 2020). Entire issue focuses on curiosity and learning.

Entwistle, Noel & Peterson, Elizabeth. (2004). Conceptions of Learning and Knowledge in Higher Education: Relationships with Study Behaviour and Influences of Learning Environments. International Journal of Educational Research. 41. 407-428. 10.1016/j.ijer.2005.08.009.

Sussmann, Ann & Hollander, Justin B. (2015) Cognitive Architecture, Designing for how we respond to the built environment. Routledge, New York, NY.