Schlipf, Frederick A.,

The practical handbook of library architecture : creating building spaces that work / Fred Schlipf, John A. Moorman. - xxxii, 1003 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

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.

9780838915530 (pbk. : alk. paper) Tzs 244,000/=

2017007498


Library architecture--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Library buildings--Design and construction--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Library fittings and supplies--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Library architecture--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Library buildings--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Z679 / .S33 2018

727.8 SCH