Library Space Planning and Design: Best Practices And Case Studies from Special, Academic, and Rare Book Libraries (Chandos Information Professional Series) - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0443291764 ISBN 13: 9780443291760

Publisher: Chandos Publishing, 2025

Synopsis

**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Library and Information Science**

Library Space Planning and Design discusses library planning methods to improve academic libraries, learning commons, undergraduate and graduate studies, special collections, and archives. Often, these projects required difficult challenges. For example, how to integrate student success centers or create new learning commons into a library. The book shows how a library plan can be both sustainable and attractive to the users and how to integrate library functions, furniture, and equipment to enhance the learning environment. Case studies from the author's interactions with library staff, stakeholders, and community leadership in the planning process are also included for additional clarity.

• Takes a multidisciplinary approach to library services and space planning
• Includes case studies to act as unique learning opportunities, and offers a customized methodology to support libraries of every kind
• Covers comprehensive planning methods that will help improve libraries

About this title

About the Author

Alexander is a Library Consultant, Facilitator and Engagement Specialist. Alexander is a librarian by training and has worked extensively with peoples all over the world to develop next generation libraries. For over 20 years, he has built strong relationships with the library communities and library leaders of the world. He has a deep respect for public libraries, knowledge centres, academic libraries, and historical knowledge archives.

From the Back Cover

Library Space Planning and Design discusses library planning methods, in order to improve academic libraries, learning commons, undergraduate and graduate studies, special collections and archives. Often, these projects required difficult challenges. For example, how to integrate student success centers or create new learning commons into a library. “Library Space Planning and Design” shows how a library plan can be both sustainable and attractive to the users and how to integrate library functions, furniture and equipment to enhance the learning environment. Library Space Planning and Design uses case studies from the author's interactions with library staff, stakeholders, and community leadership in the planning process.

Edition details

• Publisher: Chandos Publishing
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0443291764
• ISBN 13: 9780443291760
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 178