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In recent years the library community has seen a renewed interest in library architecture and design. This is due to the change of focus from content and collection development to how libraries engage with their users in a digital age. This means that librarians, architects, politicians and patrons...

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Corporate Author: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Section on Library Buildings and Equipment
Other Authors: Bon, Ingrid, Cranfield, Andrew, Latimer, Karen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin : De Gruyter Saur, 2011
Series:IFLA publications ; 154.
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Summary:In recent years the library community has seen a renewed interest in library architecture and design. This is due to the change of focus from content and collection development to how libraries engage with their users in a digital age. This means that librarians, architects, politicians and patrons must develop new visions, concepts and ideas for the design and building of libraries. This book brings together a number of articles based on presentations from the IFLA World Congress 2009: historical view of the development of children's libraries over the last century, a look at how children use.
Item Description:"Papers presented at a joint session of the Library Buildings and Equipment and the Libraries for Children and Young Adults section at the IFLA World Congress in Milan in 2009 under the title "If I was the Library Director."
Physical Description:1 online resource (156 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783110232172
3110232170
Language:In English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.