Beyond reading in reading rooms : an ethnographic approach to user behaviour in reference spaces

• Main Author: Tan, Fiona Lu Pin
• Other Authors: Pang Lee San, Natalie
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Library and information science::Archives and records management
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/69121
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In light of widespread internet access to archival materials, reading rooms are increasingly sidelined and viewed as non-essential spaces. If the material can be viewed online, is there still a need for maintaining a physical space? This dissertation seeks to address the question of relevance of r...