Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Lists of figures and tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations and technical terms
- 1 Introduction
- 2 21st-century libraries
- 3 Developing a business case
- 4 Project management
- 5 The design/project team
- 6 Selecting an architect
- 7 Partnership and community engagement
- 8 The design brief
- 9 Design quality
- 10 Space planning and access
- 11 Occupancy and post-occupancy evaluation
- 12 Building libraries for the future – a summary
- Bibliography and further reading
- Appendices
- Appendix 1 Glossary (including common terms used within the construction/building environment)
- Appendix 2 Ambience – discussion checklist for librarians and architects
- Appendix 3 Top ten tips
- Appendix 4 Space adjacencies diagram
- Index
- Miscellaneous Endmatter
- Miscellaneous Endmatter
- Miscellaneous Endmatter
- Miscellaneous Endmatter
Appendix 3 - Top ten tips
from Appendices
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 June 2018
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Lists of figures and tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations and technical terms
- 1 Introduction
- 2 21st-century libraries
- 3 Developing a business case
- 4 Project management
- 5 The design/project team
- 6 Selecting an architect
- 7 Partnership and community engagement
- 8 The design brief
- 9 Design quality
- 10 Space planning and access
- 11 Occupancy and post-occupancy evaluation
- 12 Building libraries for the future – a summary
- Bibliography and further reading
- Appendices
- Appendix 1 Glossary (including common terms used within the construction/building environment)
- Appendix 2 Ambience – discussion checklist for librarians and architects
- Appendix 3 Top ten tips
- Appendix 4 Space adjacencies diagram
- Index
- Miscellaneous Endmatter
- Miscellaneous Endmatter
- Miscellaneous Endmatter
- Miscellaneous Endmatter
Summary
Top ten tips
… for ensuring that communities and individuals engage with new library spaces.
(As agreed by library managers/local staff from Birmingham, Solihull, Telford & Wrekin, Warwickshire and Worcestershire and colleagues from MLA, the Big Lottery and Warwick University Business School – at a workshop organized by MLA West Midlands on 13 June 2007)
1 Have the right staff – well motivated, knowledgeable and from diverse backgrounds.
2 Act on what communities are saying – and tell them what you are doing.
3 Design buildings for ‘community’ roles – develop multi-functional spaces.
4 Market effectively from the outset – and continue a dialogue with users and non-users.
5 Create attractive spaces – clean, lighted, signed (with contemporary decor and coffee!).
6 Involve staff in planning for success – and from the very start of the renewal of a space.
7 Future-proof – be flexible, be aware of trends and plan to be ICT/media rich.
8 Make the most of partnerships within and beyond the local authority – avoid the silo mentality.
9 Welcome the architect into the team – not as the enemy but as an equal partner.
10 Look beyond the books/resources – recognize the individual and cater for personalization.
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