[Eril-l] Best of Core Forum: Assessing Study Room Use and Patron Needs

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Best of Core Forum: Assessing Study Room Use and Patron Needs

Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2026

All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11 am Pacific, noon
Mountain, 1 pm Central, and 2 pm Eastern time.



Description:

Study room spaces have become a critical resource offered in large academic
libraries, yet their standard configuration and policies may not be serving
the diverse needs of all patrons. To address this, we conducted an
assessment project at a large, land-grant university to gather data on
study room usage and user preferences. This presentation will share the
results from our study and discuss how we applied these insights to enhance
the study room experience, including promoting our “Library of Things”
collection as study room resources.

Learning outcomes:

By the end of the webinar, attendees will:

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   learn about broader trends in study room services.
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   gain practical strategies for assessing study spaces at their own
   institutions.
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   learn how to translate assessment results into actionable changes.



Who should attend?

Academic librarians and staff that manage study rooms and other reservable
spaces in their libraries. Additionally, this webinar would be of interest
to those who would like to learn more about strategies and best practices
for assessing public services.

Presenter:

Lailah Ramos is the Circulation Coordinator for Oklahoma State University's
Edmon Low Library, where she oversees the daily operation of the
circulation desk, including circulation student management, book checkouts,
study room management, the course reserves program, and a Library of Things
Collection. Prior to this position, she was the Laptop Manager at the Edmon
Low Library, managing the collection of circulating laptops and their
peripherals. Lailah has a Bachelor's Degree in English and has 7 years of
experience in Access Services. She has presented at OK-ACRL, and
co-presented at the Access Services Conference and Core Forum, which was
voted Best of Core Forum by attendees.

Whitney Hilley is Associate Professor and Head of Access Services at
Oklahoma State University’s Edmon Low Library where she oversees the
Circulation & Information Desk, Interlibrary Services, physical collections
management, course reserves, and the Edmon Low Creative Studios. Prior to
this position, she served as Assistant Head of Access Services at OSU and
as the Associate Library Director at the Boston Architectural College in
Boston, MA. Whitney received her MLIS from Simmons College and has over 15
years of experience in Access Services and over 10 years of experience in
management. She is a member of several library organizations and served on
several statewide, regional, and national library committees.

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Registration fees for webinar:  Core Member $57.85; ALA member: $80.10;
Student member $44.50; Non-member $89.00

For additional information and access to registration links, please go to
the following website:

https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1668

Core webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording
shortly following the live event.

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling
1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration at ala.org.

For all other questions or comments related to Core webinars, please
contact Core CE staff at corece at ala.org.

*Posted on behalf of the Core Continuing Education Committee.*
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