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Download full textKing, Helen – 2000
In May 2000, a survey of current academic library building activities in Australia was undertaken. The libraries were asked to identify current or planned building projects, the drivers of the projects (i.e., why they were being undertaken), assumptions about the future of academic libraries underlying the planning, and what were seen as the key…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Building Design, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Snyder, Richard L. – 1983
This paper examines the likely effects of technological developments on the planning of American academic library buildings during the 1980's and shares Richard Snyder's experiences in the design and construction of a new library building at Drexel University in Pennsylvania. Descriptions of general, economic, policy, psychological, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Building Design, Facility Planning, Facility Requirements
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on library architecture, which were presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference focus on the effect of library networks on library design. Topics include: (1) "Some Problems in Designing of the University Library Buildings in China: A Developing Country University Librarian's View Based on…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Architects, Building Design, Developing Nations
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Papers on library buildings and equipment, which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "The Impact of Technology on Library Buildings," in which Rolf Fuhlrott (West Germany) discusses construction technology (types of building materials and library building design),…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Air Conditioning, Building Design, Energy Conservation
