Reasons for the scarcity of good library buildings are considered and methods are suggested to help library planners design better facilities in the future. (NH)

The new Central University Library at the University of California, San Diego, is described and a summary of building facts is provided. (AB)

Texas A&M University has a history of international collaboration, cooperation and global outreach. Texas A&M University at Qatar provides engineering students in the Middle East with an education, and ultimately, a degree comparable to that found on our home campus in College Station. The Texas A&M University Libraries have provided…

Shelf reading the stacks is very often not seen as scholarly work in library circles and is therefore overlooked. However, there is a very real frustration of a patron who cannot find the material they need. There are very few studies that provide a working model for shelf reading. The authors suggest a collaborative shelf reading model based on…

When Bruce Miller took up the position of head librarian at the University of California, Merced in 2001, the plan for the new library was to use the University of California (UC) system's rich base of support as a launching pad for something great and extraordinary: a model academic research library for the twenty-first century. This article…

"ARL" is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). "ARL" reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff, and…

Describes the key components of an intelligent building--i.e, automated building control systems and information management control systems--and shows how they have been integrated into Infomart, a high-tech facility located in Dallas. Usage of these components by Infomart tenants and possible applications to library buildings are discussed. A…

Building data is given for the following public libraries: New York, New York; Blue Island, Illinois; Corte Madera, California; Muskogee, Oklahoma: Charlotte, North Carolina; Washington, D.C.; Houston, Texas; Albermarle, North Carolina; Spokane, Washington; and Hemet, California. (Author/NH)

Describes public, college, university, school, and theological libraries in Boston, Cambridge, and suburban areas which librarians would be interested in visiting. (JS)

Discusses problems which arise during the construction of a new library building, taking as an example the Royal Albert I Library in Brussels. (Author)

Furniture and equipment for library facilities are dealt with in terms of--(1) furniture selection, (2) book stack selection, (3) specification writing and bidding procedures, (4) equipment and methods in catalog card reproduction, (5) equipment and methods in photocopying with special emphasis on copying from bound volumes, and (6) equipment and…

Reports on the maintenance of the indoor plants in the Washoe County (Nevada) Public Library. (PF)