Libraries and learning resource centres

by Edwards, Brian

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Title Statements

Full title :Libraries and learning resource centres / Brian Edwards.

Summary

Libraries and Learning Resource Centres is a comprehensive reference text examining the changing role and design of library buildings. Critical evaluations of international case studies demonstrate the principles of library design. Available for the first time in full colour, the second edition of the work focuses particularly on the important question of access and design in public libraries. Updated case studies and technical data allow the professional architect to use the book directly in planning library projects. Providing guidance on balancing the needs of the collection and the user, Libraries and Learning Resource Centres will be of value to all professional architects involved in library planning. * Still the only book to provide comprehensive coverage of library design from an international perspective, giving a much wider range of design information than other publications. * Gives practical guidance on the most important aspects of library design: balancing the needs of the collection and the needs of the user. * Includes technical data in relation to building standards for the professional architect.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2009.
Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Architectural Press
Place of Publication:Oxford, UK
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2009.

Notes

Previous edition: 2002.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xiii, 270 pages) : : illustrations (some color)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781856176194, 1856176193, 9780080912202, 0080912206, 9781136437984, 1136437983, 9781136437939, 1136437932, 9781136437977, 1136437975, 9781138145375, 1138145378
oclc:ocn495695991
LC Classification:Z679
Dewey Decimal:727.8

History of the library -- Planning the library -- Technical issues -- Library types -- Speculations.

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