LibraryWorks Shelving-June09 : Page 1
Best Practices in Library Shelving & Display | A Special Supplement to INFOcus June 2009 In This Issue Library Stacks & Shelving: Planning for Collections, 1 Meeting the Need for Col- laboration Space, 1 Optimizing Storage Space, 2 Case Study: Notre Dame University, 2 Specification & Bidding, 3 Grab Their Attention, 3 Creating Your Library Sign- age Plan, 4 Case Study: Seattle Public Library, 4 Case Study: Phoenix Central Library, 5 Who’s Who in Library Shelv- ing & Display, 6-9 Shifting Library Collections, 10 Library Stacks & Shelving: Planning for Collections By Earl Siems & Linda Demmer There are as many va- rieties of library stacks and shelving as there are materials that sit on the shelves. Since bookstacks can occupy over 50% of a library’s space, careful planning for shelving can be a large part of a library building project. Bookstacks are avail- able that are single- faced or double-faced, high or low, deep or shallow, and cantilever- style or case-style. The components and ac- cessories include end panels, canopy tops, sloped shelves, slotted divider shelves, display shelves, and retract- able index shelves. The parts and pieces required for installation include bolts, bases, gussets, and struts. Unraveling the details of stack planning can be a complicated and time-consuming task but this is an area where the librarians will want to be involved in the decision-making. Library planners are cautioned to make their lists (and check it twice) to avoid the pos- sibility of opening a library without enough shelving... Read on... Meeting the Need for Collaboration (Group Study) Space By ASRS Elecompack The buzzword among college and university librarians these days is COLLABORATION. By some estimates as many as 70% of aca- demic libraries are pressed for more group study space. This white paper illus- trates how you can maximize the existing space in your library— and avoid the time, cost, disruption, and uncertainty-of library construction or expan- sion with the use of compact shelving... Read on...
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