El-Nafaty Abbas Sa’id ¹, Mohd Hamdan Ahmad ¹, Malsiah Hamid ¹, Wallace Imoudu Enegbuma ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai - 81310, Johor, MY
2 Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Kuching - 93350, Sarawak, MY

Abstract

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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