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Main Authors: Cohen, Aaron, Cohen, Elaine
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1980
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED256346
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author Cohen, Aaron
Cohen, Elaine
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Cohen, Elaine
Cohen, Aaron
Cohen, Elaine
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contents Library Automation and Facility Planning. Cohen, Aaron Cohen, Elaine Design Requirements Electronic Equipment Facility Planning Library Automation Library Facilities Library Planning Organizational Development Technological Advancement This seminar and workbook are designed to aid librarians in planning and designing attractive and efficient libraries in light of the changing technologies of the 1980s. It is based on the premise that the electronic revolution of the 1980s will cause substantial changes in the work force, work processes, and the nature of physical layouts of libraries. Organized as a workbook, the report contains checklists and discussion within the following subject areas: libraries meeting the problems of the next two decades; work improvement/work simplification; behavioral aspects of space; the library manager's role; impact of automation on the work environment; computers and how they work (including a glossary); human factors in relation to the man/machine interface; the arrangement of space; physical planning for electronic systems; furniture; lighting and power; acoustics; and energy. Many charts, illustrations, and reprinted articles are used to clarify aspects within subject areas. A bibliography is included. (THC)
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spellingShingle Library Automation and Facility Planning.
Cohen, Aaron
Cohen, Elaine
Design Requirements
Electronic Equipment
Facility Planning
Library Automation
Library Facilities
Library Planning
Organizational Development
Technological Advancement
Library Automation and Facility Planning. Cohen, Aaron Cohen, Elaine Design Requirements Electronic Equipment Facility Planning Library Automation Library Facilities Library Planning Organizational Development Technological Advancement This seminar and workbook are designed to aid librarians in planning and designing attractive and efficient libraries in light of the changing technologies of the 1980s. It is based on the premise that the electronic revolution of the 1980s will cause substantial changes in the work force, work processes, and the nature of physical layouts of libraries. Organized as a workbook, the report contains checklists and discussion within the following subject areas: libraries meeting the problems of the next two decades; work improvement/work simplification; behavioral aspects of space; the library manager's role; impact of automation on the work environment; computers and how they work (including a glossary); human factors in relation to the man/machine interface; the arrangement of space; physical planning for electronic systems; furniture; lighting and power; acoustics; and energy. Many charts, illustrations, and reprinted articles are used to clarify aspects within subject areas. A bibliography is included. (THC)
title Library Automation and Facility Planning.
topic Design Requirements
Electronic Equipment
Facility Planning
Library Automation
Library Facilities
Library Planning
Organizational Development
Technological Advancement
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED256346