Creating the High-Functioning Library Space

Expert Advice from Librarians, Architects, and Designers

Buch | Softcover

176 Seiten

2016
Libraries Unlimited Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4408-4058-6 (ISBN)

Artikel merken

This book provides practical information and insights to library administrators and building plan team members at academic and public libraries who are considering or starting a library expansion or reconfiguration of existing space.

Building a new library or expanding or renovating an existing building brings up a host of questions and concerns, not the least of which involves the future of the library. This book addresses those issues in light of an overarching positive vision of libraries and their evolving purposes and roles in the 21st century.

This guide identifies and addresses all of the steps in the building process, including preparing the request for proposal (RFP), selecting the right architect for the job, developing a financial contingency plan, and managing stakeholders' expectations. The book presents both the perspectives and experience of library administrators and management personnel as well as the insights of accomplished library architects and designers. It provides thorough, practical, and current guidance in a process that library administrators often find daunting and "risk immersive." Reading this book is like sitting down with a knowledgeable, impartial consultant before beginning a major renovation project—a tremendous asset for library administrators as well as architectural firms.

Marta Mestrovic Deyrup is a head of Technical Services as well as liaison to modern and classical languages and English at Seton Hall University Libraries.

Preface
Marta Mestrovic Deyrup
Introduction
Henry Myerberg
1 A Brief History of American Library Design
Cynthia Sorrell, Uche Enwesi, and Patricia Kosco Cossard
2 The Visioning Process
Gili Meerovitch
3 Stakeholder Input
Janette Blackburn
4 Engaging the Services of Design Professionals
Jack Poling
5 Working with the Architect
Pixey Anne Mosley
6 Working with the Contractor
Pixey Anne Mosley
7 Library Programming
Daria Pizzetta
8 Principles of Good Design
Jody Lee Drafta and Traci Engel Lesneski
9 Sustainable Design
Mary M. Carr
10 Lighting Fundamentals
Carla Gallina and Traci Lesneski
11 Integrating Technology
Edward M. Corrado
12 Protecting Your Collections
Steve Keller
13 Storage Options: Making Decisions about Print Materials
Frank R. Allen
Index
About the Editor and Contributors

Erscheinungsdatum	03.12.2016
Zusatzinfo	15 bw illus
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	425 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
Themenwelt	Technik ► Architektur
ISBN-10	1-4408-4058-X / 144084058X
ISBN-13	978-1-4408-4058-6 / 9781440840586
Zustand	Neuware