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Dewe, Michael.

Planning public library buildings : concepts and issues for the librarian / Michael Dewe. - Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2006. - xii, 354 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-340) and index.

Mission and roles -- Sources of renewal and innovation -- Service point provision, size and shape -- 'Location, location, location' -- Alternatives to new buildings -- Sustainability, safety, security and systems -- Planning, design and construction -- Key qualities in design and evaluation -- Identity, communication and style -- The library interior -- Anything it needs to be?

ISBN: 0754633888 (alk. paper) 9780754633884 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2005017269

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Library buildings--Design and construction.
Public libraries--Planning.
Library architecture.
Library buildings--Design and construction.--Great Britain
Public libraries--Planning.--Great Britain
Library architecture--Great Britain.

LC Class. No.: Z679.5 / .D49 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 022/.3