LITERATURE STUDY

DEFINITION Libraries obtain, collect, store and preserve literature for education and research purposes.

TYPES OF LIBRARIES

Public libraries State libraries Scientific libraries Academic libraries Specialist libraries

REQUIRMENTS
• In academic libraries reference rooms are provided.
• Counters for loans from the closed stacks.
COMPONENTS • Free access for open shelves of magazines, journals and books.
• Almost all different information media form are collected and
• Administrative Area presented.
• Reading Area • The information is organized in a systematic way i.e. by subject.
• Storage Area • Services like photocopying, printing and e-books are provided.
• Service Area • Special workspace should be provided for persons with disabilities.
• There should be clear directional systems with easily legible signs
giving direction to services and book shelves.
• Avoid crossings and overlapping of different routes i.e. users, staff,
book transport.
• If possible provide only 1 entrance and exit.
 LIBRARY STUDY : LIBRARY What is a library ?
Time saver : A room containing collections of
Climate : books , sometimes films and music
Filtering of harmful substances is required recordings for use or borrowing by the
Temp-18+-2 degrees members of an institution
Humidity 50+-5 % Space requirement per single/working space 2.5msq
Air Flow greater =3 Meters cube/hxM sq. Per pc or single working space >or =4.0msq
SPACE AREA(sqmeters)
1) Book stack areas at the rate of
Administration 13.9
0.10sq ft per volume
Administration 13.9 2) Readers station at the rate of 25
conference room
percent of predicted full time
Secretary Reception 14.8 equipments
Technical services 14.8 3) Special materials : an additional
Division head 10.2 areas equal to 25 percent of the
Asst. catalog librarian 10.2 bound volume area should be the
Asst. order librarian 10.2 budget standard for special
Serials librarian 10.2 materials (sample books ).
Clerical per position 7.4 4) Reading rooms and study halls
Documentation Librarian 10.2 including staff office 30 net sq feet
per station and one station for
Department head 13.9
every four full time students
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Timesaver:
TYPES OF ACCOMMODATION MINIMUM SIZE ADEQUATE
SIZE
Table for multiple seating 0.8382 by 0.9144by
individual table or open carrel 0.7874 0.6096
for undergraduate

Open carrel for graduate 0.9144 by

student without book shelf 0.6096
over it

Carrel open or closed for 0.9144 by 1.2192by0.7

graduate student writing 0.6858 62
dissertation with a book shelf

Faculty study 1.2192by 1.524by0.76

0.6858 2 if there is
shelving
over it

Carrel for undergraduates 0.8382by 50.8 0.9144by

0.762
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TYPE OF MIN. ADEQUATE GENEROUS
ACCOMMODATION
Small lounge chair 0.582 0.635 0.762
Large lounge chair 0.635 0.762 0.889
Individual table 0.635 0.762 0.889
Table for four 0.698 0.635 0.6985
Tables for more 0.582 0.6985 0.635
than four
Individual carrels 0.582 0.571 0.635
Double carrels 0.571 0.635 0.698
Doubled staggered 0.571 0.635 0.698
carrels
Triple staggered 0.571 0.635 0.698
carrels
Double row of 0.571 0.635 0.698
carrels with
partitions between
placed in a reading
room or in place of
two stack ranges
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Depth 0.25-0.3m
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Closed sound and visual display:

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Seating arrangements
Gathering EVENTS Group
area AREA ENTRANCE room

Issue
desk Reading work
Admin
stations
area

Bubble diagram Browsing

Display area