@inproceedings{5284c75d8186415c83d43908b2932355,
title = "Transformative spaces: The library as panopticon",
abstract = "This paper seeks to describe and understand the nature of library experiences that both conjure immersion in different worlds, and yet relate to the physical spaces in which they occur. What does the library space make possible and what does it prohibit? Using Foucault{\textquoteright}s account of panopticism to unpack layers of surveillance, docility and agency within library sites, this paper seeks to gain a richer understanding of panopticism and the library as a social institution. A discussion of Foucault{\textquoteright}s panopticism is followed by the identification of areas where application of his concept might be useful to scholars and practitioners seeking to understand the experience of library users in their interaction and encounters with information interfaces, both interpersonal and technological.",
keywords = "Libraries, Michel foucault, Panopticon, Panopticonism",
author = "Radford, \{Gary Paul\} and Radford, \{Marie Louise\} and Jessa Lingel",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018.; 13th International Conference on Transforming Digital Worlds, iConference 2018 ; Conference date: 25-03-2018 Through 28-03-2018",
year = "2018",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-78105-1\_79",
language = "American English",
isbn = "9783319781044",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "684--692",
editor = "Gobinda Chowdhury and Julie McLeod and Val Gillet and Peter Willett",
booktitle = "Transforming Digital Worlds - 13th International Conference, iConference 2018, Proceedings",
address = "Germany",
}