TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schlipf,Frederick A.
AU  - Moorman,John A.
TI  - The practical handbook of library architecture: creating building spaces that work 
SN  - 9780838915530 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - Z679 .S33 2018
U1  - 727.8 SCH 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association
KW  - Library architecture
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
KW  - Library buildings
KW  - Design and construction
KW  - Library fittings and supplies
KW  - United States
N1  - Includes index; Part I. Introduction -- Introduction -- Two hundred [plus?] snappy rules for good and evil in library architecture -- Part II. About library buildings -- The library construction process -- Basic configuration of library spaces -- Evaluating library buildings by walking around -- Dysfunctional designs -- Converting non-library spaces to public libraries -- Part III. Basic steps -- Programming -- Design -- Site selection -- Zoning, covenants, and codes -- Construction -- Remodeling and expanding library buildings -- Part IV.Money -- Building costs -- Funding -- Part V. Library spaces -- User seating -- Collection storage -- Public service desks -- Program and study rooms -- Display and exhibit areas -- Restrooms -- Staff workrooms -- Staff facilities -- Storerooms -- Part VI. Technical issues -- Lighting -- Elevators, staircases, railings, and ramps -- Electrical systems -- Mechanical systems -- Plumbing systems -- Security -- Walls, floors, and ceilings -- Appendix: vocabulary
ER  -