"For the Architecture of Public Libraries Committee, LAMA Buildings and Equipment Section."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-183).
Contents
Building planning and architecture -- Library site selection -- General exterior considerations -- Interior organization of library buildings -- Compliance with ADA accessibility guidelines -- Telecommunications, electrical, and miscellaneous equipment -- Interior design and finishes -- Book stacks and shelving -- Building systems -- Safety and security -- Maintenance of library building and property -- Building occupancy and post-occupancy -- Groundbreaking and dedication ceremonies.
Library requirements and the planning process -- The alternatives to a new library building -- Planning preliminaries -- The planning team, with architect and consultants -- General programming -- Programming: housing the collections -- Programming: accommodations for readers and collections -- Programming: space for staff and general purposes -- Budgeting and expense control -- Building additions and renovations -- Master planning and siting -- Schematic considerations -- Design development -- Construction documents -- Bidding, business concerns, and construction -- Activation.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-258) and index.
Contents
Introduction: The transformation of presidential commemoration -- Prologue: the words in the Lincoln Memorial -- A shift in commemoration: the Roosevelt Presidential Library -- The rhetoric of the replica: the Truman Library's Oval Office and Benton Mural -- Symbolic power, democratic access, and the imperial presidency: the Johnson Library -- Celebrity and power: the commemoration of first ladies -- Reinventing the presidential library: the new displays at the Truman Museum -- Conclusion: Presidential libraries and the final campaign.
