NetNotes

In recent weeks there have been questions posed to the local information networks (WAIN) about the design of libraries. The original queries were prompted by two librarians, one for a public library and one for a special/corporate library.

These are the collected responses from the members of the list and is gratefully acknowledged as such.

From Kerry Smith
with the added comment "You can't go past a good architect (IMHO).": http://archive.alia.org.au/sigs/build/; http://www.slnsw.gov.au/plb/policies/build/guide.pdf; http://www.slais.ubc.ca/resources/architecture/index3.html
From Trevis Lawton: http://www.slais.ubc.ca/resources/architecture/index3.html: (includes a great bibliography); http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/courses/is290-1/s99/buildings.html: (mainly a bibliography); http://libres.curtin.edu.au/libre6n1/barney.htm; http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1579500447/search0a/002-1445146-96080/: (the latest books on the market); http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla65/papers/130-103e.htm; http://www.ala.org/lama/: (includes winners of design awards); http://www.spl.org/lfa/central/buildinganewcentral.html: (new'ish Seattle Central library process); http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/committee/co_fac_bibliography.htm: (extensive bibliography)
From Alison Greg
"The NLA online catalogue was a good starting point, ... I suggested:-": Build,Renovate or Detonate; a Seminar on the Future of Public Library Buildings, held at Dept of Infrastructure Theatrette, Melbourne, 15 May 2000 (102p. ISBN 0731181085); People Places: A Guide to public Library Buildings in NSW prepared by Heather Nesbitt in association with Bligh Voller Nield for the Library Council of NSW (70p. ISBN 0731371089); Also two articles from APLIS: 'People Places for the New Millennium' by David Jones (APLIS Sep 2001 v14 issue 3, pp.81-91); and 'Public Library Building Review 1988-1990' by Bobbie Miller (APLIS Sep/Dec 1992, v5, issue 3-4. 19p.)
From Michelle Ledger (WA) and Jane Stronach (QLD): http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/publib/building/: Qld has a set of standards relating to library buildings which is available
http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/pub/standard/bldg0597.htm: (for larger libraries)
http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/pub/standard/clse0597.htm: (for smaller libraries)
You may also wish to consult the NSW standards on Public Libraries. The People Places is a comprensive document when looking at planning a new library service and space.; http://www.slnsw.gov.au/plb/policies/build/build.htm; There are also some case studies which have photos attached to them as well.

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