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| Library Facilities | 3 |
| Library Planning | 3 |
| Architecture | 2 |
| Building Design | 2 |
| Libraries | 2 |
| Library Services | 1 |
| Public Libraries | 1 |
| Urban Environment | 1 |
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| Libr J | 3 |
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Mason, Ellsworth – Libr J, 1969
A discussion of the architectural planning of libraries, with examples of the types of mistakes that have been made in specific libraries in the past and suggestions as to how these mistakes might be avoided in the future. (RM)
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Libraries, Library Facilities
Barkey, Patrick – Libr J, 1969
A discussion of the design principles that architects and planners call "Office Landscape, which is an attempt to incorporate a management concept into the total environmental system of a library. The goals of the management concept are to effect communication and to allow change. (RM)
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Libraries, Library Facilities
Gaines, Ervin J. – Libr J, 1969
Makes a general survey of the urban environment and its relationship to the public library. Presents arguments against the decentralization of public library services. Suggests that the public library reach the young through contributions to school library collections. (RM)
Descriptors: Library Facilities, Library Planning, Library Services, Public Libraries
