EFFECTS OF FURNITURE ERGONOMICS ON STUDENTS SATISFACTION IN A LIBRARY FACILITY
EFFECTS OF FURNITURE ERGONOMICS ON STUDENTS SATISFACTION IN A LIBRARY FACILITY
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2012-03
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DODO, Mansir MSHCLGHARU, H. Isa BALA, Kabir
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Building occupants are not immune to ill-health as a result of time they spend in a building. This paper
seeks to examine the effects furniture ergonomics have on student's satisfaction in the library ofUniversiti
Teknologi Malaysia. A pilot survey was initially conducted in the library through a one-to one interaction
with students to fetch their opinions on the general effects of the furniture. An observation through several
walkthroughs was also conducted by the researchers to compare and validate responses obtained. Two
hundred and sixty five students that come from fifteen nationalities are surveyed. A structured
questionnaire is used to collect data on the respondent's opinions on the size, shape, arrangement and
comfort of the furniture. Eta cross tabulation. Spearman's rho and Kendall's Tau-b are used to
establishing relationships. Results show that amongst the effects studied, there are significant positive
relationships between student's satisfaction of furniture ergonomics as against back-strain and lack of
concentration. This implies that the more the furniture arrangements, size and shape are perceived
unsatisfactory, the more their effects on back-strain and lack of concentration towards the students. This
paper further recommends that library management should see to designing Indoor Environmental
Quality guidelines that will mitigate the effects of furniture ergonomics thus improving student's
satisfaction.
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Department of Building, Faculty of Environmental Design, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.