.../portal/colleges . Bruce E. Massis is the Director, Columbus State Community College Library in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Bruce E. Massis can be contacted at: bmassis@hotmail.com Libraries Reading Study Design Quiet Space Library buildings Customer requirements The comfortable...

... 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...

...Mike Freeman 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 of Culture” have never been thoroughly researched and written about until now...

... commons might also support college and university faculty teaching and research interests is one that has received little attention in the library literature to date. This paper explores this idea. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Academic libraries Library buildings Information...

... available through the Community Libraries Programme to enable libraries to enter into partnerships with their local communities and give local people the opportunity to become actively engaged in shaping public library services [5] . Focusing essentially on upgrading public library buildings, the programme...

..., communication and staff development. Academic libraries Library buildings Information services Visual perception Business planning United States of America California State University, Fresno is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system. It is located nearly in the center...

... 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...

... strong motivators for such projects. Academic libraries Library instruction Library buildings United States of America With these new technologies the workstations in the existing instruction laboratory required upgrading. Low‐performing workstations hindered the effectiveness...

...Sarah McNicol Planning Public Library Buildings is intended to guide librarians through the preliminary information‐gathering and decision‐making process involved in the construction of a new public library building. It addresses the many challenges and issues faced including library...

...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...

... in August 2002 and was completed in six months in February 2003. The MEL remained open throughout much of the actual construction. Libraries Library buildings Medical libraries Planning Hong Kong The Li Ping Medical Library (MEL) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong completed its first...

... and qualitative methods in evaluation research measuring library performance. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Libraries Geographic information systems Library buildings Performance measurement (quality) Benchmarking Building performance evaluation (BPE) had its origins in post...

... 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...

... for the LRC development, so that more effective use can be made of the floor space in the new building. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Libraries Library buildings The commitment of John Moores University to its teaching, learning, research and estates strategies is exemplified by the university’s...