ABSTRACT
With the wish to heighten their profile, modernize their environment and increase use, libraries in the UK have refurbished and, where necessary and possible, extended their existing buildings. Although much has been achieved in this regard across the UK, more continues and needs to be accomplished. The case-studies in this book provide librarians, architects and others with examples of what has been undertaken and highlight the policies, processes, design issues - and the problems that have been overcome - leading to successful library refurbishments. While the case studies are mainly drawn from the UK and cover a variety of library types, the book has wider international appeal and includes case studies drawn from Ireland, Sweden and the USA.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|35 pages
Heritage Library Buildings – Enhancing the Past for the Present
part 2|21 pages
New Styles of Provision – Widening the Library Role
part 3|33 pages
Remaking University Libraries – Creating Modern Learning and Research Environments
part 4|46 pages
Extending the Library — Modernizing and Adding Space
part 5|62 pages
Library Refurbishment Programmes – Forging Templates for Building Renewal
part 6|48 pages
(1) Snapshots: Some Refurbishment Case Studies in Brief