The 2017 WPLC User / Non-User Research Program funded two projects: one from Monona Public Library and the other from Portage County Public Library. Below, you'll find the project's original proposal along with resulting instruments, research, and data gathered as it becomes available. You'll also find contact information for the project owner shoudl you have any questions or you can contact the project manager, Andrea Coffin, at acoffin@wils.org.
Monona Public Library
Survey Responses: Users | Non-Users
Contact: Matt Heindel (matt@mononalibrary.org)
Portage County Public Library
Background Research
- Seating Sweeps: An Innovative Research Method to Learn About How Our Patrons Use the Library, Mott Linn, ACRL 2013
- ‘Sweeping’ the Library: Mapping the Social Activity Space of the Public Library, Lisa Given and Gloria J. Leckie, Library & Information Science Research, 2003
- Methods for Studying the Use of Public Spaces in Libraries, Francine May, Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 2011
Floor Maps: La Crosse PL First Floor | La Crosse PL Second Floor | Portage County PL
Sweep Entry Forms: La Crosse | Portage County
Sweep Data (using Tableau)
Sweep Tallies: La Crosse | Portage County
Contact: Larry Oathout (loathout@pocolibrary.org)