Publications and Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-30-2017
Abstract
This article investigates bathrooms, paying specific attention to those in academic libraries. The authors describe how bathrooms have been considered in the library literature for the past century and challenges to changing the status quo. Finally, this work sets the stage for future inquiry. Research materials come from a range of sources: historical library literature, building codes, social science theory and research that address the issues around bathroom taboos, and checklists for assessing bathrooms. The authors propose librarians and library administrators reconsider all aspects of their own bathrooms: location, features, equity/inclusiveness, and maintenance in service to their patrons.
Comments
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Library Adminstration on May 30, 2017, available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2017.1324668.