Planning public library buildings : concepts and issues for the librarian
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Planning public library buildings : concepts and issues for the librarian
AUTHOR:
Dewe, Michael.
ISBN:
9780754633884
PUBLICATION_INFO:
Surrey, England : Ashgate Pub., c2006.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
xii, 354 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
ABSTRACT:
Mission and roles -- Sources of renewal and innovation -- Service point provision, size and shape -- 'Location, location, location' -- Alternatives to new buildings -- Sustainability, safety, security and systems -- Planning, design and construction -- Key qualities in design and evaluation -- Identity, communication and style -- The library interior -- Anything it needs to be?
SUBJECT:
| Library buildings -- Design and construction. |
| Public libraries -- Planning. |
| Library architecture. |
| Library buildings -- Great Britain -- Design and construction. |
| Public libraries -- Great Britain -- Planning. |
| Library architecture -- Great Britain. |
BIBSUMMARY:
Mission and roles -- Sources of renewal and innovation -- Service point provision, size and shape -- 'Location, location, location' -- Alternatives to new buildings -- Sustainability, safety, security and systems -- Planning, design and construction -- Key qualities in design and evaluation -- Identity, communication and style -- The library interior -- Anything it needs to be?