Bedwell, Linda

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Linda Bedwell

User Experience & Assessment Librarian

Email: linda.bedwell@.dal.ca

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Study Spaces: Designing for Wellbeing in an 'Echo' Pandemic
(2022-09) Bedwell, Linda
A report to Dalhousie Libraries of exploratory research conducted during a special leave. Covid-19 pandemic effects on mental health of students and adolescents are discussed, including international studies conducted during the early part of the pandemic to determine effects of lockdown measures on mental health and adolescent development. Studies and literature consulted indicate the likelihood of pandemic-induced, childhood trauma and an overall increase in ACES (Adverse Childhood Events). The author suggests that future study space design should include elements of several types of space design explored: Trauma-Informed, Biophilic, Salutogenic, Restorative Environment, Disease Prevention, Wellness-based, and Anti-Anxiety, with an emphasis placed on Trauma-Informed Design and Biophilic Design. Examples and recommendations are provided.
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Study Spaces: Designing for Wellbeing in an 'Echo' Pandemic
(2022-09) Bedwell, Linda
A presentation to Dalhousie Library Council of exploratory research conducted during a special leave. Covid-19 pandemic effects on mental health of students and adolescents are discussed, including international studies conducted during the early part of the pandemic to determine effects of lockdown measures on mental health and adolescent development. Studies and literature consulted indicate the likelihood of pandemic-induced, childhood trauma and an overall increase in ACES (Adverse Childhood Events). The author suggests that future study space design should include elements of several types of space design explored: Trauma-Informed, Biophilic, Salutogenic, Restorative Environment, Disease Prevention, Wellness-based, and Anti-Anxiety, with an emphasis placed on Trauma-Informed Design and Biophilic Design. Examples and recommendations are provided.
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Research Assistance Linked to Student Retention
(ACRL, 2016) Bedwell, Linda
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Students Studying Students: The SOSA Majors/Killam Library Student Study
(2010) Bedwell, L.
No abstract available.
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IM a Librarian: Extending Virtual Reference Services through Instant Messaging and Chat Widgets
(2008-07) Bedwell, Linda; Rodrigues, Denyse; Duggan, Lawrence J.; Orlov, Stanislav
The article focuses on the findings of a trial of a multi-protocol Instant Messaging (IM) platform with a web-based IM chat widget for the Live Help service of Novanet, a consortium consisting of university and community college library systems
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Seeing Through the Eyes of Students: Participant Observation in an Academic Library
(2013-01) Bedwell, Linda; Banks, Caitlin
Participant observation of study spaces in the Killam Memorial Library at Dalhousie University revealed significant insight into the study behaviors of individual students and groups, the impact of building design on these behaviors, and the research methodology itself. The effect of unintentional panoptical design (on adherence to quiet study rules) and ambient noise (on productivity and popularity of spaces) were both observed, as were the blending of social and academic activities and the choices of students to work individually and collaboratively within a community environment rather than in solitude. As an ethnographic methodology, participant observation is rarely conducted in library spaces. This study proves the value of this methodology when students observe fellow students. Their complete membership in the culture under observation permits unobtrusive access and a richness of collected data that is enhanced by observer insight into student life. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; Copyright of Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library & Information Practice & Research is the property of Ontario Library Association and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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Making Chat Widgets Work for Online Reference
(2009-05) Bedwell, Linda
The article discusses the advantages of using chat widgets for online reference. Users of the Novanet Live Help online reference service have praised its implementation of chat widgets, which are boxes placed in webpages that allow communication with users in situ. Employing ready-to-use chat widgets is one way of making an online service more accessible to patrons. The results of several experiments with Meebo Me chat widgets are described.

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