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Libraries with a Future: How Are Academic Library Usage and Green Demands Changing Building Designs?
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Direct linkLoder, Michael Wescott – College & Research Libraries, 2010
Support for the modular system of building construction, touted in the second half of the 20th century as the best basis for academic library building design, appears to be waning. A study of "green" libraries in 2008 revealed that not only has energy conservation become important, but that spaces designed for users rather than books…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Building Design, Energy Conservation, Users (Information)
