Contemporary library architecture [electronic resource] : a planning and design guide / Ken Worpole.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ch. 1. A city with a great library is a great city -- ch. 2. Libraries : the 'sacred' spaces of modernity -- ch. 3. What you see is what you get : key elements of library architecture -- ch. 4. A new wave of library architecture -- ch. 5. Developing the brief and establishing a project management team -- ch. 6. Places and partners -- ch. 7. Programmes and people : the changing library programme -- ch. 8. A vital space for children and young people -- ch. 9. Public library case studies -- ch. 10. Academic library case studies -- ch. 11. Lessons from the case studies and post-occupancy evaluation -- ch. 12. Twenty-first century libraries : changing forms, changing functions.

Also available in print edition.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.