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Scargall, Hollie – Library Talk, 1999
Discusses the appropriate use of colors in school libraries. Highlights include how colors affect students' learning and behavior; influences on users' moods; users' ages; the use of colors to bring out the best physical attributes; and the use of color for floor coverings, window treatments, furnishings, and accessories. (LRW)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Color Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences
Rittner-Heir, Robbin M. – School Planning & Management, 2002
Discusses studies showing that color and light have a significant influence on how students learn and retain information (for example, daylight is much more beneficial than fluorescent light). Describes how many architects and designers are now incorporating these findings into their work in schools. (EV)
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Building Innovation, Color
Woodward, Jeannette – American Libraries, 1999
Focuses on selecting appropriate furnishings, floorings, and surfaces for a new library. Discusses appropriate color schemes; carpeting; protecting wood surfaces with polyurethane, user-friendly furniture, and flexible staff workstations. (AEF)
Descriptors: Building Design, Carpeting, Color Planning, Design Preferences
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Jones, Plummer Alston, Jr.; Barton, Phillip K. – North Carolina Libraries, 1997
Examines design considerations for public library interiors: access; acoustical treatment; assignable and nonassignable space; building interiors: ceilings, clocks, color, control, drinking fountains; exhibit space: slotwall display, floor coverings, floor loading, furniture, lighting, mechanical systems, public address, copying machines,…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Acoustical Environment, Alarm Systems, Ceilings