Schedule of accommodation

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Appendix II: Schedule of accommodation

Space	Standard	Example: Requirements for a 351-550 population institution
Space	Standard	Shelving	Tables	Seating	Area
Service area	Minimum 9m²		Service desk	2	9m²
Workroom/office	Allow 9m² for each member of staff present at any one time	As much as possible. Outsize type	Worktop desk	3	18m²
Lending Library	Allow 1m² per 100 books to be shelved	120m run		4	37m²
Reading area	Allow 2.5m² for each seat	15m run of periodical slopes	1 low	6	15m²
Reference or Study area	Allow 3m² for each seat	5m run	4	4	12m²
Store	Minimum 2m²				2m²
		Total			93m²
		Allow 10 per cent balance area			9m²
		Total			102m²