Facility planning
Seems like this question’s asked on a regular basis:
I received a request from a fellow media specialist, for information on building a new media center. I know many of you have been looking at plans for designing school library spaces. Could anyone out there in school library land share some of what you have learned and any good sources you found? I am happy to compile any hits I receive. Thanks so much,
So as much for my own convenience as any service, here’s a short bibliography of things I’ve written on library facility design.
Imagining the Future of the School Library (with Rolf Erikson)
http://www.designshare.com/index.php/articles/school-library-future
Some design considerations when building or remodeling a media center
http://www.doug-johnson.com/dougwri/some-design-considerations.html
Building Digital Libraries for Analog People: 10 Common Design Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
http://www.doug-johnson.com/dougwri/designing-digital-libraries.html
Facilities planning survey
http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2009/3/2/facilities-planning-survey.html
Library design advice from the ancients
http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2008/5/14/library-design-advice-from-the-ancients.html
- Community access
- Visual control
- Traffic patterns
- Multiple activities
- Aesthetics
- Flexibility and the future
I highly recommend Rolf Erikson and Carol Markuson’s Designing a School Library Media Center for the Future, 2nd ed, ALA, 2009:
http://www.amazon.com/Designing-School-Library-Center-Future/dp/0838909450/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258714257&sr=8-1
Hope this helps. Remember, all my writing has been approved by the AMA as a non-addictive sleep aid!
Doug Johnson
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