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Download full textCalifornia State Coordinating Council for Higher Education, Sacramento. – 1967
THE PLANNING STANDARDS FOR LIBRARY FACILITIES ARE INTENDED TO DETERMINE THE TOTAL FLOOR SPACE REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE A GIVEN SET OF LIBRARY FUNCTIONS. WHILE THESE STANDARDS DO NOT NECESSARILY PROVIDE A BASIS FOR ACTUALLY DESIGNING THE LIBRARY INTERIOR, THEY DO CLOSELY APPROXIMATE THE ACTUAL NEED FOR A GIVEN ACTIVITY AND, THEREFORE, MAY ASSIST IN…
Descriptors: College Planning, Educational Specifications, Facility Guidelines, Facility Inventory
Peer reviewedLushington, Nolan – Library Trends, 1987
Draws some initial connections between library performance measures and library space planning and collection management. Output measure surveys are suggested for establishing hierarchies of use and appropriate design of environments for housing the collection. Four references are listed. (MES)
Descriptors: Building Design, Evaluation Criteria, Facility Planning, Facility Utilization Research
Peer reviewedCollins, John W., III; And Others – Education Libraries, 1988
Five articles focus on issues of accountability within the library profession. The topics discussed include the roles of library schools and associations in developing professional attitudes, performance measures for reference services, responsiveness of collection management to university needs, confidentiality of library records, and guidelines…
Descriptors: Accountability, Confidentiality, Evaluation Criteria, Legal Responsibility
Demmer, Linda – 1999
This document serves as a "talking paper" for the Consultation Task Force for Library Space Standards. The current required formulae for planning library and learning resource facilities for community colleges in California are found in the California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 5, Section 57030, "Library Space." This…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Colleges, Library Development, Library Facilities
PDF pending restorationLiebers, Gerhard – 1974
Given in narrative, tables, and diagrams are the average space requirements for assigned areas, technical equipment, and communication areas which constitute the net area of a research library. The assigned area of a research library consists of storage space for collections, space for readers, space for information and circulation services, staff…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Diagrams, Facility Requirements, Library Collections
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1991
This report examines the newly proposed systemwide library plan of the California State University (CSU), which will govern the planning and development of library space on CSU campuses for the next 10 years. The commission's report evaluates the state university's updated library space standards and discusses policy issues that relate to on-site…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Technology, Library Administration
Bowron, Albert – 1969
A survey of the present service and future needs of the Whitby Public Library in Ontario, Canada was undertaken, and a new library building was planned. Part I describes the historical background of Whitby, the role of the present library in local history, the growth of the Town of Whitby from a population of 2,300 to 20,000, and the philosophy on…
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Plans, Community Characteristics, English (Second Language)
