Planning public library buildings : concepts and issues for the librarian /
Michael Dewe.
- Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2006.
- xii, 354 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-340) and index.
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?
9780754633884 (alk. paper)
Library buildings--Design and construction. Public libraries--Planning. Library architecture. Library buildings--Design and construction.--Great Britain Public libraries--Planning.--Great Britain Library architecture--Great Britain.