Planning public library buildings : concepts and issues for the librarian - Dewe, Michael (Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., 2006)
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?
Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-340) and index.
Keywords: Library buildings -- Design and construction; Public libraries -- Planning; Library architecture; Library buildings -- Great Britain -- Design and construction; Public libraries -- Great Britain -- Planning; Library architecture -- Great Britain