Introduction to design for law and other academic libraries: reflection and change / Stephen G. Margeton.

Buffalo, NY : William S. Hein & Co. Inc., 2007.

2nd ed.

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Judge Kathryn J. DuFour Law Library.

Library architecture -- United States.

Library buildings -- United States -- Design and construction.

Law libraries -- United States.

1. Getting started: the team

2. The needs assessment and program statement

3. Design development

4. Construction documents: working drawings, schedules and specifications

5. Floors

6. Mechanical engineering

7. Electrical power

8. Physically challenged patrons

9. Acousitcs

10. Shelving

11. Lighting

12. Staff work spaces

13. Special collections

14. Displays and exhibits

15. Furniture

16. Microforms

17. Computers

18. Media services

19. Telecommunications

20. Security

21. Signage

22. Patron amenities

23. Photocopy services

24. Staff amenities

25. Deliveries and storage

26. Expansion plans

27. Naming opportunities

28. Transition, occupancy, and punch lists

29. Building milestones.

Margeton's experience in the design and construction of one of America's leading academic law libraries lends to his ability to share, in this book, all the major and minor considerations for any academic library that is planning a new facility, expansion, remodelling or relocation.

Revised edition of: Introduction to academic law library design. 2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780837734439

xxx, 535 p. : ill. ; 23 cm