ABSTRACT
Study of 17 academic library constructions, in the period 1977–1982, in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, reveals that these Sunbelt states have been generous in their support of academic library construction. Major findings are that 1) almost all construction was of a general nature; 2) the major issue precipitating construction was space; 3) construction dollars, square footage and seating were all directly correlated with size, type, and complexity of institutions; 4) the new libraries exhibited a surprisingly traditional posture in many respects.
