Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Library space assessment background -- Space assessment : an interdisciplinary look at past and present studies / Karen R. Diller -- Library space and learning theory / Susan E. Montgomery -- A place to think, feel, and act : psychological approaches to understanding library spaces / Paul B. Harris and Stephanie N. Schweighardt -- The evolving role of the architect in library design / Tom Sens and Sarah Parisi Dowlin -- Part II. Applying library space assessment -- Academic libraries and accreditation : a theory-based framework for assessing modern library spaces / James Zimmerman -- Designed to meet our institutional mission : a case study from Grand Valley State University Libraries / Kristin Meyer and Erin Silva Fisher -- Satisfying the electric youth : maximizing student success through space, resources, services, and outlets / Mary Beth Lock, Meghan Webb and John Champlin -- Creating a learning culture for student-athletes / Jason Dodd and Dale Lackeyram -- Research-creation : library space and resources for fine arts students / Shailoo Bedi, Christine Walde, Tad Suzuki, and Bill Blair -- Are they different? : an investigation of space and learning in a STEM branch library / Ian McCullough and Jo Ann Calzonetti -- First-generation undergraduate students and library spaces : a case study / Karen A. Neurohr and Lucy E. Bailey -- Library space redesign : stimulus and respons: University of California, Santa Cruz / Gregory Careaga -- Part III. Library space and routine assessment -- Watch this space! : viewing assessment as a continuous process / Camille Andrews, Tobi Hines, and Sara E. Wright -- Future of academic library space assessment / Danuta A. Nitecki.