Indian Journal of Science and Technology
DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2016/v9i46/107130
Year: 2016, Volume: 9, Issue: 46, Pages: 1-6
Original Article
El-Nafaty Abbas Said1,2*, Mohd Hamdan Ahmad1,3, Malsiah Hamid1 and Wallace Imoudu Enegbuma4
1 Department of Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai - 81310, Johor, Malaysia; [email protected] 2Department of Architecture, Faculty of Environmental Science, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi (ATBU), Nigeria; [email protected] 3Institute Sultan Iskandar, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai - 81310, Johor, Malaysia; [email protected] 4Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Kuching - 93350, Sarawak, Malaysia; [email protected]
*Author for correspondence
El-Nafaty Abbas Said Department of Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai - 81310, Johor, Malaysia; Department of Architecture, Faculty of Environmental Science, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi (ATBU), Nigeria; [email protected]
Objective: Library users beside been under duress of the inherent academic challenges are also faced with acclimatizing to the environment around them. The paradigm shift in environmental satisfaction research pits users against the dynamic nature of the environment. Hence, this paper directs the need for adequate post-occupancy analysis to address this trend. Methods/Statistical Analysis: A total of 514 questionnaires were derived from 4 respective libraries in Northeastern Nigeria. Descriptive and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis were carried out with SPSS and AMOS v22. Findings: The results revealed that the variables exhibited high correlation among each other. Ventilation Satisfaction had the highest impact on environmental satisfaction while acoustic had the lowest impact on environmental satisfaction. Applications/Improvements: Recommendations on policies were given to improve Acoustics within the Libraries.
Keywords: Library, Nigeria, Performance, Structural Equation Modeling, Questionnaire Survey, User Satisfaction
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