Better by Design - An Introduction to Planning, Designing and Developing Library Buildings

List of contents

1. Libraries after 2020 2. Project Management 3. Project and Design Teams 4. Partnership and Community Engagement 5. The Design Brief 6. Design Quality 7. Space Planning and Access 8. Occupancy and Post-occupancy Evaluation 9. Building Libraries for the Future: a Summary 10. Bibliography and Further Reading

About the author

Ayub Khan BA(Hons) FCLIP is Head of Library and Information Services (Strategy) for Warwickshire County Council, UK. His previous role was that of Principal Project Officer (Library of Birmingham), working on plans to create a new state-of-the-art city library.

Summary

This updated, practical and accessible book is an invaluable guide for practitioners who are approaching the daunting task of creating a new library or major refurbishment of existing facilities.

Product details

• Authors: Ayub Khan, Khan Ayub, Stella Thebridge, Thebridge Stella
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781783305704
• ISBN: 978-1-78330-570-4
• No. of pages: 222
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc, Library & information services, Library and information services, Library, archive and information management, Library, Archive & Information Management