Abstract Reports of college students using the library for spiritual practices, including prayer and meditation, consist mainly of anecdotal observations, news stories, or press releases about the creation of such spaces within academic libraries. Driven by their own experiences with students using library spaces for prayer, the authors examined how prevalent this was across US academic institutions. Using a large-scale national survey, this study found library professionals observe a wide range of student prayer behavior in a variety of library spaces, regardless of institutional or campus demographics. The results provide academic libraries with evidence to support accommodating students’ spiritual needs in library spaces.

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私人与公众见面的地方：图书馆专业人员对学生对大学图书馆空间祈祷的观察结果

摘要利用图书馆进行精神活动（包括祈祷和冥想）的大学生报道主要包括轶事观察，新闻报导或有关在大学图书馆内建立此类空间的新闻稿。在与学生使用图书馆空间进行祈祷的经历的驱使下，作者们研究了这种情况在美国学术机构中的普遍性。通过一项大规模的全国性调查，这项研究发现，图书馆专业人士在各种图书馆空间中观察到各种各样的学生祈祷行为，无论机构或校园人口统计学如何。结果为高校图书馆提供了证据，以支持满足学生在图书馆空间中的精神需求。