Title:
Planning and design of library buildings / Godfrey Thompson. Library buildings
Library buildings Library buildings
Butterworth Architecture library of planning and design Library buildings
Butterworth architecture library of planning and design. Library buildings
Author:
Thompson, Godfrey, 1921-
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-220).
Preface to the third edition -- Photo credits -- 1. Libraries -- 2. Libraries of the future -- 3. Begin at the beginning -- 4. Primary brief -- 5. Primary brief (continued) -- 6. Feasibility study -- 7. Towards a feasibility report -- 8. Secondary brief -- 9. The rest of the programme of action -- 10. Physical conditions -- 11. Lighting -- 12. Security and protection -- 13. Layouts and critical sizes: shelving -- 14. Layouts and critical sizes: compact shelving and non-book materials -- 15. Reading and reader service areas -- 16. Other areas -- 17. Interiors: furniture, fittings and floors -- 18. Extensions and conversions -- 19. Published standards -- Appendix: metric equivalents of use to librarians -- References -- Bibliography -- Index.
This books explains to the librarian the way architects work in designing a library and also educates architects as to how librarians work. The book is designed not only for students but also for those approaching for the first time the task of creating a new library. The author works on the assumption that few architects approaching the designing of a new library know very much about libraries and fewer librarians know anything about architectural planning. It explains the role of the various members of the building team at each stage of a library building project, from the primary brief to the drawing up of the detailed design. The author gives an account of the main library types - public, educational, industrial - showing how staff and reader spaces within them work and how various kinds of function affect such matters as the provision of services, the storage and passage of books and materials and questions of access, circulation and security. Although the subject is both planning and design, the latter element is considered only as it directly affects and is affected by, the library's operational aims. Discussions about the inter-relationships between function and form have been avoided and the choice of photographs has been dictated by the need to illustrate planning points. Changes since the last edition particularly reflect the growth of electronic technology. The emphasis is on common factors and the recommendations here apply as much to small libraries as to large ones: to extensions and conversions as much as new buildings. Though the descriptions of planning procedures and references to the requirements of official regulations are based on British practice, it is hoped that the procedures described here are sufficiently logical as to help any officer who is called upon to work in a foreign country.
Also issued online.
Publisher:
Butterworth Architecture,
Publication Place:
London :
ISBN:
0408500247
9780408500241
0750615141
9780750615143
0750626372
9780750626378
Subject:
Library architecture.
Library buildings.
Library planning.
Facility Design and Construction
Biblioth�eques -- Architecture.
Biblioth�eques (�Edifices)
Biblioth�eques -- Planification.
Architecture des biblioth�eques.
libraries (buildings)
Library planning
Library buildings
Library architecture
Bibliotheekgebouwen.
Library buildings.
Biblioth�eques (�edifices) -- Conception et construction.
Biblioth�eques -- Appareils et mat�eriel.
Library architecture
Library buildings
Library planning
Series:
Butterworth Architecture library of planning and design
Butterworth architecture library of planning and design.
Edition:
3rd ed.
Contents:
Preface to the third edition -- Photo credits -- Libraries -- Libraries of the future -- Begin at the beginning -- Primary brief -- Primary brief (continued) -- Feasibility study -- Towards a feasibility report -- Secondary brief -- The rest of the programme of action -- Physical conditions -- Lighting -- Security and protection -- Layouts and critical sizes: shelving -- Layouts and critical sizes: compact shelving and non-book materials -- Reading and reader service areas -- Other areas -- Interiors: furniture, fittings and floors -- Extensions and conversions -- Published standards -- Appendix: metric equivalents of use to librarians -- References -- Bibliography -- Index.
Physical Description:
vii, 224 pages : illustrations ;
Formatted Contents Note:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.
Electronic Location:
https://bac-lac.on.worldcat.org/oclc/468075016
Publication Date:
�1989.
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