Testing the Hypothesis Part 2

 Who: There are some people that fall outside of the boundary of those in my opportunity, and those people consist of individuals who do not depend on the two main libraries (Library West and Marston) to study. This creates a list of people ranging from individuals that study at home, to people who have found other locations, to professors or other people who happen to be on campus.

What: The need for space to study differs from other needs on campus greatly due to the urgency of the need as well as the personal preference for the need, which varies from person to person. For example, the need for space in the library is a completely different need from the need for parking space due to a persons taste/personal desire.

Why: The outsiders needs are different from individuals within the boundary because the outsider does not need the need as specifically as the insider does. The people whom I interviewed were specifically interested in there being more study space at Library West and Marston. Meanwhile, someone else may have the need to study and have space, but they are more flexible about the location.

In addition to the descriptions of what you find in the interviews, I'd like you to include a table with two columns and three rows:

Inside the boundary	Outside the boundary
Who is In: Students who use Library West and Marston	Who is Not: Students who do not use these libraries
What the Need Is: More space in these Libraries	What the Need Is Not: More space in other places
Why the Need Exists: Currently students are lacking space in these locations	Alternative Explanations: There are other locations to study

Interview 1:

For my first interview, I spoke with my coworker Ben, who is a senior in the engineering program. When I asked him if the need for more library space existed, he agreed, however it did not apply to him because he chose to use the random locations he could find instead of the university libraries. To him, it wasn’t particularly important where he was studying as long as he had enough room and a quiet environment.

Interview 2:

            For my second interview, I spoke with one of my professors, who is actively on campus and has a difficult class. When I spoke with him about the need for space in the two main libraries, and the possibility of expanding them, he said that it would be a great idea for his students, but it would not impact him directly at all. In this way, he did not share the need and he would not be an active user of a new or expanded library.

Interview 3:

            For my third interview, I spoke with my neighbor Danny, who is a university student. He explained to me that he frequently uses the apartment study rooms as opposed to the libraries, and he thinks that there are plenty of other locations that the other students at the university could be using instead of the libraries.

Interview 4:

            For my fourth interview, I spoke with a random person I saw walking through the Plaza of the Americas. Naturally, I thought that she was in that area to use the library and study, however she was just walking to class. She said that there is a need for space in the library, and the need for space is exactly why she doesn’t use the library anymore. Instead, she has become accustomed to studying in Pascals coffee shop and other small and cozy locations. If the library was expanded or a new one was built, she said she was not sure if she would actually use it.

Interview 5:

            In my last interview, I spoke with another random person around the Turlington area. He claimed that he was going to study in Newell instead of Marston, because he liked the setup of the study rooms and he wasn’t very fond of either Marston or Libwest. In his case, he was not concerned about the space of either library and he was more focused on his own personal preference for other locations.

In Summary, I found it interesting how many people seemed as though they would benefit from the need in some way, who ended up not actually wanting the need to be fulfilled at all. It made me realize that maybe I could look into other less expensive means of working with library space, such as redoing the interior of Library West and Marston so that it can accommodate more people.