Ergonomics: case study in a university library

Authors

  • Daniela Capri Complexo de Ensino Superior de Santa Catarina - CESUSC
  • Eliana Maria dos Santos Bahia Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC
  • Adilson Luiz Pinto Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2012.59

Keywords:

Ergonomics, Environmental ergonomics, University library

Abstract

This final paper aimed to analyze the real ergonomics of a university library from Florianópolis and compare it with the ergonomics perceived by the user to perform an ergonomic diagnosis. In order to meet this goal two specific goals were established such as: describe the physical and environmental aspects of the library related to the real ergonomics and verify the actual perception of users about the library. As a theoretical approach, aspects of ergonomics and environmental ergonomics were contextualized and linked to the library and the university library. Referring to the methodology, the Ergonomical Assessment of the Built Environment was used as a reference. The study subjects comprised a sample of 15, among students and library staff. In the results obtained, when related to the physical-environmental analysis of the library, it was found that there are some aspects that differ from the regulatory standards and that also fall short in relation to feedback from users. Aspects such as lighting and noise were cited as unsatisfactory, but the temperature factor was analyzed as satisfactory.

Author Biographies

Daniela Capri, Complexo de Ensino Superior de Santa Catarina - CESUSC

Formada em Biblioteconomia pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2011/2. Atualmente Cursa Design de Interiores na Instituição de Ensino Complexo de Ensino Superior de Santa Catarina (CESUSC). Trabalha como auxiliar de biblioteca no Complexo de Ensino Superior de Santa Catarina (CESUSC).

Eliana Maria dos Santos Bahia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC

Graduação em Biblioteconomia e Documentação pela Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina- UDESC (1980) Especialização em Organização e Administração de Arquivos Públicos e Empresariais pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (1988) e Mestra em História do Brasil Meridional pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (1994). Atualmente é professora adjunto IV do Centro de Ciência da Educação lotada no Departamento de Ciência da Informação desde 1993, Coordenadora de Estágio do Departamento de Ciência da Informação da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

Adilson Luiz Pinto, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC

Possui graduação em Biblioteconomia pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (2000), mestrado em Ciência da Informação pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (2004) e doutorado em Documentación pela Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (2007). Tem experiência na área de Ciência da Informação, com ênfase em Representação e Organização da Informação, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Estudos Métricos da Informação (bibliometria, cienciometria, informetria e webometria) e da Documentação (Arquivometria), base de dados, recuperação de informação, fontes de informação voltados a mineração de dados para os estudos métricos e análise de redes sociais.

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Published

2012-08-23

How to Cite

Capri, D., Bahia, E. M. dos S., & Pinto, A. L. (2012). Ergonomics: case study in a university library. Biblios Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, (48), 41–54. https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2012.59

Issue

No. 48 (2012)

Section

Case report

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