Featured Scholar: Paul Moffett, M.A.
Head of Access Services
IU Indianapolis University Library
Methodology for Evaluating Library Space
Paul Moffett leads and works alongside the staff who serve at the Service & Information Desk at University Library. Paul works and strives to create the best possible experience for library visitors, to make sure they have easy access to resources, receive reliable information, and have safe and inviting spaces in the library to accomplish whatever it is they need.
In 2017, a mixed-method assessment program was implemented before a major renovation project for IU Indianapolis University Library. A significant portion of space occupied by book stacks was to be converted to informal learning and study spaces for students. Paul and a colleague named Willie Miller, sought to gather student input to determine their preferences for environmental features before renovation began.
Paul Moffett's translation of an assessment program that has since been used by other librarians across the country to similarly transform their library spaces and repurpose existing space for informal learning or other mixed-use purposes is another example of how IU Indianapolis's faculty members are TRANSLATING their RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE.
Selected Publications in IU Indianapolis ScholarWorks
With several scholarly articles contributed to IU Indianapolis's free, open access repository, Paul Moffett has made research knowledge about practical solutions for affordable and reliable energy from renewable sources available to researchers, students, and readers around the world.
Moffett, P., & William H. Weare, J. (2021). Exploring Service Philosophy Statements Using Qualitative Content Analysis. Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries, 9(4), 557–566. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/28289
Moffett, P., & Weare, W. H. (2020). Qualitative Content Analysis: A Reflection. In Fullington, L.A., West, B.K., Albarillo, F. (Eds). Reflections on Practitioner Research: A Practical Guide for Information Professionals. ACRL. (p. 153-161). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/35699
Miller, W., Hoffman, S., Lowe, S., Huisman, R., & Moffett, P. (2019). Defining the value of libraries: Trends in academic library assessment, panel presentation at the Assessment Institute, IU Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, October 14, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/21359
Moffett, P., & Weare, W. H., Jr. (2018). Service philosophy statements in academic libraries: A qualitative content analysis. Public Services Quarterly 14(2), 119-134. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/17671
Lowe, M. S., Miller, M., and Moffett, P. (2018). Commuter Campus in Transition: Meeting the Changing Space Needs of Commuter and Residential Students through Mixed Methods Assessment. In M. Smale and M. Regalado (Eds.), Serving Commuter Undergraduates in Academic Libraries (pp. 17-32). Chicago, IL: ALA Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/16678
Miller, Willie and Paul Moffett. “We See You, We Hear You: Using mixed-methods assessment to observe student activity in informal learning spaces.” Assessment Institute in Indianapolis 2017 Conference, Indianapolis, IN, October 23-24, 2017. Poster Presentation. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/14367
Miller, W., & Moffett, P. (2017, October). Evidence-based renovation: How libraries can engage user behavior to inform space planning. Presentation given at Internet Librarian International. London, UK. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/14309
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