LIBRARIESSOCIOLOGY OF ARCHITECTURE

WHAT IS A LIBRARY???

• WIKIPEDIA DEFINES A LIBRARY AS: A COLLECTION OF SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND SIMILAR RESOURCES, MADE ACCESSIBLE TO A DEFINED COMMUNITY FOR REFERENCE OR BORROWING. IT PROVIDES PHYSICAL OR DIGITAL ACCESS TO MATERIAL, AND MAY BE A PHYSICAL BUILDING OR ROOM, OR A VIRTUAL SPACE, OR BOTH.

SOME OF THE COMMON PARAMETERS OBSERVED AND IDENTIFIED:

Access

Content & Services

Responsiveness Security Tangibles Methods

Communication Competence Credibility Reliability

India Public Libraries Conference 2015

THERE HAVE BEEN PRESENTED FOUR BLOCKS OF QUESTIONS:• THE EVALUATION OF THE LIBRARY’S SURROUNDING, �• THE EVALUATION OF THE LIBRARY’S INTERIOR,�• THE EVALUATION OF THE LIBRARY’S TECHNOLOGIES AND FUNCTIONS, � �• WHAT HAS THE MODERN LIBRARY TO BE?

THE PROCESS OF PLANNING LIBRARY BUILDINGS IS INTEGRATED AREA OF INTERSECTION OF ARCHITECTURE AND LIBRARY SCIENCES. LIBRARY ARCHITECTURE COMBINES SOME FACTORS OF THESE SPHERES

MOST BULKS OF MODERN LIBRARY BUILDINGS ARE MASSIVE, MONUMENTAL, IN MOST CASES THEIR FORMS ARE SIMPLE RECTANGULAR PRISMS, FACADES ARE SMOOTH, CLEAR AND STRICT, MUCH GLASS

IN A SURVEY WHERE PEOPLE WERE ASKED WHY THEY LIKED THE FORBES LIBRARY NORTHAMPTON, FOLLOWING WERE THE RESULTS

Forbes library in Northampton.  http://www.forbeslibrary.org/abo...•it is in a large building, with high ceilings, it has a lot of air, you do not feel squeezed in it•it is big, but its size does not overwhelm you•it has free wireless internet•it has a modern mid size coffee machine, 4 quarters -- and you feel good both giving to the library a bit and having hot fresh coffee  •it is always clean and organized•It has long tables for people to sit and use laptops or read•It has a beautiful children room with aquariums with Large fish •the staff members are nice•they keep up with purchasing the most recent books on current topics •they have a large collection of the current magazines -- you can both read them and take them for a week•you can manage your account online •it "was designed by William Brocklesby to be completely fire proof with all steel framing and stone, slate, and copper exterior" .•one minus -- they do not have many books in in the foreign languages.

SOME VERY INNOVATIVE DESIGNS

THE NEW ERA: DIGITAL LIBRARIES• EVERYTHING CAN BE STORED• VERY LARGE DATABASES• DISTRIBUTED HOLDINGS• ROUND THE CLOCK AVAILABILITY • NO PHYSICAL BOUNDARY AT THIS TIME THE QUESTION ARISES WHETHER TRADITIONAL LIBRARIES CAN SURVIVE AND HOW ARCHITECTS HAVE TO COME UP WITH BETTER IDEAS.

SOME FACTORS OF CENTRAL LIBRARY IIT KGP• MOTION SENSITIVE FAN AND LIGHT: SAVING ELECTRICITY• TECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT IN EACH HALL DESCRIBING ABOUT THE BOOKS IN

THAT HALL.• RAMP OR LIFT: FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED.• SOLAR ENERGY AND WATER HARVESTING PLATFORMS ON THE ROOF TOP.• REFRESHMENTS: AN OPEN CAFETERIA DURING THE WORKING HOURS OF LIBRARY.• LESS PLACE FOR INTERACTION: MORE DISCUSSION ROOMS

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