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Planning academic and research library buildings.

Title
Planning academic and research library buildings.
Author
Leighton, Philip D.
Publication
Chicago, Ill. : American Library Association, 1986.

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Additional Authors
  • Weber, David C., 1924-
  • Metcalf, Keyes D. (Keyes DeWitt), 1889-1983.
Description
xix, 630 pages : illustrations; 29 cm
Subject
  • Library architecture > United States
  • Academic libraries > United States
  • Research libraries > United States
  • Libraries
  • Library planning
  • Library buildings
  • Academic libraries
  • Research libraries
  • Libraries > Space utilization
  • Library architecture
  • Libraries
  • libraries (buildings)
  • academic libraries (institutions)
  • research libraries (institutions)
  • Library planning
  • Library buildings
  • Libraries > Space utilization
  • Academic libraries
  • Library architecture
  • Research libraries
  • Wetenschappelijke bibliotheken
  • Bibliotheekgebouwen
  • Bouwkunde
  • Bibliotecas E Arquivos (Arquitetura)
  • Academic libraries > Planning
  • Research libraries > Planning
  • United States
Note
  • At head of title: Keyes D. Metcalf.
  • First ed.: Planning academic and research library buildings / Keyes D. Metcalf. c1965.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographic references and index.
Contents
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Library Requirements and the Planning Process -- 2. The Alternatives to a New Library Building -- 3. Planning Preliminaries -- 4. The Planning Team, with Architect and Consultants -- 5. General Programming -- 6. Programming: Housing the Collections -- 7. Programming: Accommodations for Readers and Collections -- 8. Programming: Space for Staff and General Purposes -- 9. Budgeting and Expense Control -- 10. Building Additions and Renovations -- 11. Master Planning and Siting -- 12. Schematic Considerations -- 13. Design Development -- 14. Construction Documents -- 15. Bidding, Business Concerns, and Construction -- 16. Activation -- App. A. Program and Other Document Examples -- App. B. Formulas, Guidelines, and Standards -- App. C. Building Blocks for Library Space: Functional Guidelines 1995 -- App. D. Environmental Guidelines for Collection Preservation -- App. E. Equipment That Might Be Overlooked -- App. F Bibliography of Selected Useful Publications -- App. G Glossary -- Index.
ISBN
  • 0838933203
  • 9780838933206
LCCN
85011207
OCLC
  • ocm12103256
  • 12103256
  • SCSB-644303
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library