Library Buildings in a Changing Environment : Proceedings of the 11th Seminar of the IFLA Section on Library Buildings and Equipment, Shanghai, China, 14-18 August 1999

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems. Table of Contents Programme Introduction to the Eleventh Seminar Library Buildings for the New Millennium Prospects of Library Buildings in China The Development of Library Buildings in Shanghai The Development and Prospects of the National Assembly Library of Korea The Process of Development and the Transition of Method for Facility Planning in Japanese Public Libraries Why and How to Programme a Library Building: French Experience over the Past Decade Stuttgart: on the Way to the Library 21 Contextual Constraints and Opportunities: the State Library of New South Wales Extension and the new Pustaka Negeri Sarawak Building Flushing Library: A Year of Success The Location of Your Library Building: Why It Is Important, and How to Do it, Using GIS (Geographic Information System Software) Designing Library Interiors in a Changing Environment: the Singapore Experience From Necessity to Reality: Journal of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France Project To Create an Atmosphere of “Books for Readers and Readers Among the Books”: On the New Building of Zhejiang Provincial Library, China Librarians, Politicians and Architects in the Changing Academic Context: a Story of the Emerging Building of the Warsaw University Library The National Library of Catalonia: A New Organization in a Renovated Building- An Assessment Closing Remarks Attendance List Fifteen papers presented at a seminar of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions' Section on Library Buildings and Equipment, held in August 1999 in Shanghai. The contributors are librarians, architects, and government officials from China, Korea, Japan, the UK, Europe, Australia, and the US who address topics related to library design, organization, and location. The volume includes a number of diagrams and many muddy but functional b&w photos; there's no subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession.

The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems.