- Planning and designing library buildings and services
- Books, journal articles and online resources on key aspects of library planning, service design, design and building, and designing for inclusion.
Resources for library design
A reference library of websites, online resources, articles and books related to all aspects of library planning and design.
- Designing the academic library and learning centre
- Academic and college libraries are taking radical new approaches in their response to changing patterns of usage and service delivery.
- Designing the public library
- Public libraries are facing up to the challenges of reinventing spaces and services to reflect changing demographics, public perceptions and usage.
- Designing the school library
- School libraries are essential to learning, and good design is seen as a central consideration in creating effective learning environments.
- Libraries, communities and the built environment
- Library building design is planned in the context of the built environment and its effects on communities.
- Green libraries: sustainable library buildings
- A guide to resources and trends in sustainable library building design.
- Conservation and storage
- Useful guidance on storing, handling, preserving and conserving library materials and resources.
- Technology and digital library services
- A guide to resources on the impact of technology in libraries, with particular focus on developing digital library services.