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Download full textOttewell, Guy – 1970
A plan for a library with a storage level in the shape of a flat spiral is presented. The advantages of such a plan include: space saving, easy expansion of the building, an unbroken sequence of shelving, quick access to all books and freedom in the design of the library's other sectors. This plan is especially suited for the research library…
Descriptors: Books, Building Design, Information Retrieval, Library Facilities
King, 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)
