Post-occupancy evaluation of library buildings / / edited on behalf of IFLA by Karen Latimer and Dorothea Sommer

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461436903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter Saur, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 3-11-037541-9; 3-11-039635-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Collana: IFLA Publications, , 0344-6891 ; ; Volume 169
• Disciplina: 022.3
• Soggetti: Libraries - Space utilization; Library buildings - Design and construction; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- About IFLA -- Introduction -- 1 Welcoming, flexible, and state of the art -- 2 Working with focus groups as a part of a post-occupancy evaluation (POE) at the German National Library of Science 2 and Technology / University Library Hannover (TIB/UB) -- 3 How to improve existing library buildings after evaluation -- 4 Post-occupancy evaluation of ten public libraries in Barcelona Province -- 5 A Review of post-occupancy evaluation of libraries in Taiwan from the perspective of the architecture profession -- 6 Post-occupancy evaluation: Fayetteville Public Library -- 7 The Law Library of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany revisited -- 8 The “Berlin Brain” -- 9 The McClay Library at Queen’s University Belfast -- 10 A Case study on a post-occupancy evaluation of the new Helsinki University Main Library -- Questionnaire about library buildings: characteristics – operation – evaluation -- Questionnaire sur les bâtiments de bibliothèques: caractéristiques – fonctionnement – évaluation -- Fragenkatalog zu Bibliotheksgebäuden: Kennzeichen – Betrieb – Evaluation -- Cuestionario sobre edificios de biblioteca: caracteristicas – uso – evaluación -- Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: Architectural realisation of a building and its opening to the public with a range of services are central components of the building and design process of libraries. Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) is the final step in this process. It provides a opportunity to assess whether the construction and design of the building has indeed met the library's and users' requirements and how effectively the building functions.