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Main Author: Metcalf, Keyes D.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1965
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED035262
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author Metcalf, Keyes D.
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contents Planning Academic and Research Library Buildings. Metcalf, Keyes D. Building Design Construction Costs Equipment Facility Guidelines Libraries Library Equipment Library Guides Library Standards Mechanical Equipment Modular Building Design Planning Research Libraries School Libraries A nontechnical guide to many facets in the design of efficient libraries is presented for everyone concerned with library building planning. The author discusses--(1) the problems involved in planning libraries for the future, (2) the library objectives and their relation to aesthetic problems, quality of construction, function and cost, (3) the financial matters of funding and construction, (4) the modular system, (5) the problems relating to floor heights, (6) the traffic problems, (7) the accommodations for readers and staff, (8) the housing of collections, (9) the lighting and ventilating, (10) the mechanical and construction problems, (11) the furniture and equipment, and (12) the planning process. (TC)
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spellingShingle Planning Academic and Research Library Buildings.
Metcalf, Keyes D.
Building Design
Construction Costs
Equipment
Facility Guidelines
Libraries
Library Equipment
Library Guides
Library Standards
Mechanical Equipment
Modular Building Design
Planning
Research Libraries
School Libraries
Planning Academic and Research Library Buildings. Metcalf, Keyes D. Building Design Construction Costs Equipment Facility Guidelines Libraries Library Equipment Library Guides Library Standards Mechanical Equipment Modular Building Design Planning Research Libraries School Libraries A nontechnical guide to many facets in the design of efficient libraries is presented for everyone concerned with library building planning. The author discusses--(1) the problems involved in planning libraries for the future, (2) the library objectives and their relation to aesthetic problems, quality of construction, function and cost, (3) the financial matters of funding and construction, (4) the modular system, (5) the problems relating to floor heights, (6) the traffic problems, (7) the accommodations for readers and staff, (8) the housing of collections, (9) the lighting and ventilating, (10) the mechanical and construction problems, (11) the furniture and equipment, and (12) the planning process. (TC)
title Planning Academic and Research Library Buildings.
topic Building Design
Construction Costs
Equipment
Facility Guidelines
Libraries
Library Equipment
Library Guides
Library Standards
Mechanical Equipment
Modular Building Design
Planning
Research Libraries
School Libraries
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED035262