Presents inexperienced planners with a list of factors to determine the future size and nature of academic libraries, including key conditions to determine ineligibility for renovation, and presents the analytical steps for remodeling or replacement. Before and after illustrations of actual renovations are included, and seven references and…

Discusses ways to decrease costs when planning the design of a new library or an addition that also considers future needs. Topics discussed include space allocation considerations for the collection, users, and staff; entrances and exits; structural loading; building configuration; information technology considerations; and staff willingness to…

This eighth in a series of nine learning modules on instructional management is designed to assist secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers in becoming competent in organizing the vocational laboratory (including planning, designing, arranging, setting up, remodeling, renovating, and expanding the learning facility). Introductory sections…