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Planning for a New Generation of Public Library Buildings

Author : Gerard B. McCabe

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Page : 180 pages

File Size : 29,66 MB

Release : 2000-01-30

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1567508413

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The public library director needs information that helps in understanding what is involved in planning for a public library building project. This applies whether the subject is a free standing independent building, a branch library, a joint-use facility with a museum, a senior academic library, a community or junior college library, or a school library. Reading this book will not turn a reader into a qualified specialist on library buildings, but it will help librarians and others learn what should be known about a project so that they may function effectively as part of the planning team. The concept of modern libraries is moving toward interactive connections with information sources far beyond the immediate community. For the contemporary public library, this means connection to a network, with several terminals constantly online to the Internet. New library buildings must be constructed with these and other needs in mind. The public library director needs information that helps in understanding what is involved in planning for a public library building project. This applies whether the subject is a free standing independent building, a branch library, a joint-use facility with a museum, a senior academic library, a community or junior college library, or a school library. This book will help librarians and others learn what should be known about a project so that they may function effectively as part of the planning team.



Planning Public Library Buildings

Author : Michael Dewe

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 367 pages

File Size : 38,93 MB

Release : 2016-04-22

Category : Architecture

ISBN : 1317079965

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Planning a new or refurbished public library means considering not only facilities for collections, services, staff and users, but examining also the local context, reviewing the library image, and developing relationships with other community facilities and agencies. This book examines the entire gamut of challenges confronting the planning and development of contemporary public libraries; their mission, their roles, and key issues such as lifelong learning, social inclusion, community and cultural needs, regeneration and funding. The helpful presentation and readable style guides the librarian through the preliminary information-gathering and decision-making process that ensures a successful library building for all concerned. Using practical case studies, plans and photographs, the author tackles the critical issues of siting, size, plans and design concepts, and provides a helpful guide to weighing up the alternatives of refurbished, converted and new buildings. Separate chapters focus on the planning, briefing and construction process; security, safety and sustainability; key characteristics of successful buildings; identity, decor and signage; and interior layout and facilities. The text draws together a vast resource of real library examples from all over the world which provide best practice models and lessons to learn. For funding authorities, librarians and architects of public libraries this is a highly informative book that will help to ensure wise decision-making and prevent costly mistakes.



The Public Library Service

Author : International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Section of Public Libraries

Publisher : NBD Biblion Publishers

Page : 178 pages

File Size : 31,79 MB

Release : 2001

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9783598218279

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The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems.



The Public Library Service

Author : Philip Gill

Publisher : Walter de Gruyter

Page : 132 pages

File Size : 22,34 MB

Release : 2013-02-07

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 3110961954

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Book Description

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems.



Libraries and Learning Resource Centres

Author : Brian Edwards

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 269 pages

File Size : 50,78 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Architecture

ISBN : 1856176193

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Examines the role and design of library buildings. This text provides critical evaluations of international case studies that demonstrate the principles of library design. It focuses on the important question of access and design in public libraries. It includes technical data in relation to building standards for the professional architect.



Public Libraries in the 21st Century

Author : Ann E. Prentice

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Page : 232 pages

File Size : 37,13 MB

Release : 2010-11-11

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1591588553

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This book helps readers explore how public librarians have reinvented the ways they bring people and information together to meet 21st-century challenges. Public Libraries in the 21st Century provides an up-to-date picture of what the public library is today, what the public librarian needs to know, and how to apply that knowledge. The book offers a thought-provoking exploration of the social, political, economic, cultural, and technological influences that determine the role of the public library in our society. It also looks at ways in which that role continues to change to meet new challenges, while always keeping true to the mission of bringing people and information together. Beginning in the latter half of the 20th century, the library reinvented and repositioned itself to be a force for people and their interaction with information. To illuminate that process, the book outlines the history and purpose of the public library. Issues of leadership, planning, decision making, organizing, and staffing are discussed, as is the impact of technology on how the library is managed and how it serves the community.





Human Resource Management in Today's Academic Library

Author : Janice Simmons-Welburn

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Page : 196 pages

File Size : 44,18 MB

Release : 2004-01-30

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 0313052808

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This book provides a comprehensive look at issues that shape the nature of Human Resources in academic libraries. Libraries in varying academic environments have undergone tremendous change during the last two decades of the 20th century as they have sought redefinition as learning organizations. As organizations they have experienced significant changes in the role and definition of professionalism, along with challenges from such shifting workplace demographics as age and ethnicity and technological issues, which have also had direct impact on the recruitment and retention of staff. Much of the attention of human resources administrators in academic libraries has focused on an array of issues that mirrors concerns across campuses: affirmative action and diversity, the rights of employees with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the impact of the Family Medical Leave Act and other directives on employee benefits, salary equity, and a desire among employees for flexible work schedules.



ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science

Author : Michael Levine-Clark

Publisher : American Library Association

Page : 290 pages

File Size : 41,38 MB

Release : 2013-05-21

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 0838996574

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This fourth edition of ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science presents a thorough yet concise guide to the specific words that describe the materials, processes and systems relevant to the field of librarianship.



The Evolution of Library and Museum Partnerships

Author : Lisa Gottlieb

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Page : 260 pages

File Size : 21,46 MB

Release : 2004-11-30

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 0313058857

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These authors examine the unique social roles of libraries and museums, review historical precedents as well as library-museum partnerships funded in recent years through IMLS grants, and forge an exciting vision of a new library-museum hybrid. The juxtaposition of library collections and museum artifacts, they assert, has the potential to create authentic, interactive experiences for community members, and it can help establish a distinct, meaningful, and sustainable role for libraries. In the authors' words, libraries can then reassert themselves as places devoted to contemplation, wonder, knowledge acquisition, and critical inquiry. Commercialization, edutainment, and the library as a learning community are just some of the fascinating topics addressed as the authors explore the future's terrain, and suggest how libraries might situate themselves upon it. Libraries, museums, and the ways in which they are used by patrons have drastically changed in past decades. Digitization projects, infotainment, and the Internet are redefining the library's and the museum's roles in the community. What are the implications for the future of these institutions? These authors examine the unique social roles of libraries and museums, review historical precedents as well as library-museum partnerships funded in recent years through IMLS grants, and forge an exciting vision of a new library-museum hybrid. The juxtaposition of library collections and museum artifacts, they assert, has the potential to create authentic, interactive experiences for community members, and it can help establish a distinct, meaningful, and sustainable role for libraries. In the authors' words, libraries can then reassert themselves as places devoted to contemplation, wonder, knowledge acquisition, and critical inquiry. Commercialization, edutainment, and the library as a learning community are just some of the fascinating topics addressed as the authors explore the future's terrain, and suggest how libraries might situate themselves upon it.