... an investigation of library spaces was entitled, “A Quiet Corner to Read” (Bishop and Reyes, 2012), suggesting the importance of this issue. Libraries Reading Study Design Quiet Space Library buildings Customer requirements Further Reading ACRLog (2006), Your Library Needs More...

... The stock of empty big box buildings is increasing, at just a time when libraries are looking for ways to expand to accommodate new uses, service styles and user expectations. To date, very few of these buildings have been transformed into vibrant library buildings. This article examines the suitability...

...Mike Freeman Ayub   Khan . Better by Design: An Introduction to Planning and Designing a New Library Building . London : Facet Publishing   2009 . 195 pp. , ISBN: 978‐85604‐650‐2   £44.95 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 --> Library buildings Library...

...Mike Freeman Michael   Drewe . Renewing Our Libraries: Case Studies in Re‐planning and Refurbishment . Farnham : Ashgate Publishing   2009 . 284 pp. , ISBN: 978‐0‐7546‐7339‐2   £60 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 --> Libraries Library buildings...

... Publishing Limited 2010 --> Public libraries United Kingdom History Library buildings A solid, well produced work from three respected and authoritative library historians outlining the “socio‐architectural history of British public library buildings between 1850 and 1939”. The “Palaces...

... documents, articles, photographs and other resources about the Mad Housers. Academic libraries Library buildings Information centres United States of America The world wide web and computing resources are essential to higher education today. This technological shift is reflected in how far...

... and Keast, 2003). The aims are thus to extend and improve the democratic validity of local councils and revitalize local active citizenship (Woodward, 2000). Public libraries Community relations Partnership Library buildings Readers United Kingdom Nottinghamshire County Council presents...

...). Academic libraries Library buildings Information services Visual perception Business planning United States of America The Dean provided a charge to the group which was characterized by four main themes: 1. user services; 2. physical and virtual space; 3. information technology...

... the stereotype of the library in the public's mind; it embodies the principles of ecological education and has become a multi‐faceted learning center; it has gained the support of local residents and professional experts; it has generated corporate sponsorship of green library buildings; and the average numbers...

... smart instructional projects. Academic libraries Library instruction Library buildings United States of America The increasing needs and rapid expansion of library instruction programs require adequate space and smart classroom technologies for the successful delivery of much‐needed...

...Sarah McNicol Michael   Dewe . Planning Public Library Buildings. Concepts and Issues for the Librarian . Aldershot : Ashgate   May 2006 . 366 pp. , ISBN: 0‐7546‐3388‐8   £60.00 Hardback © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 --> Library buildings Public...

...Lesley Pitman Purpose The paper seeks to describe the processes involved in an academic library building project, from the choice of site and appointment of the architects to the move itself. The focus is on finding solutions to problems caused by limited space, fixed deadlines and innovative...

... and qualitative methods in evaluation research measuring library performance. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Libraries Geographic information systems Library buildings Performance measurement (quality) Benchmarking At the national scale, libraries are “the very souls...

... renovations project, they are only discussed piecemeal in the literature. This article deals with this topic extensively and will interest other medical librarians planning renovations in future. Libraries Library buildings Medical libraries Planning Hong Kong One of the focuses of the design...

... to make building improvements to increase both the usage and aesthetics of their library's physical space. Kara J. Gust is the corresponding author and can be contacted at: gustk@msu.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Academic libraries Library buildings Hours of work Public...

... with the “ideal‐type” of a converged service represented by the Aldham Robarts Learning Resource Centre. Gives floor plans. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Libraries Library buildings The commitment of John Moores University to its teaching, learning, research and estates strategies is exemplified...