The Dark Side of Library Architecture: The Persistence of Dysfunctional Designs

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Title: The Dark Side of Library Architecture: The Persistence of Dysfunctional Designs
Author(s): Schlipf, Frederick A.
Issue Date: 2011
Keyword(s): Library design
Abstract: One of the most disappointing aspects of library architecture is the endless repetition of the same two or three dozen dysfunctional design ideas. Bad design ideas come from many sources, not only architects and interior designers, but also librarians, library consultants, and various governmental bodies. This article describes some of the most commonly repeated design errors in library architecture and provides suggestions on how to prevent them in advance or deal with them after they are committed.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
ISSN: 0024-2594
Type of Resource: text
Language: en
Permalink: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/31870
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2011.0034
Copyright and License Information: Copyright 2011 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

Library Trends 60 (1) Summer 2011: Library Design: From Past to Present. Edited by Alistair Black and Nan Dahlkild