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The needs and functions of library buildings have certainly changed over the last decade, but the necessity for planning intelligently and thoroughly hasn't. In fact, tighter budgets and the complex demands of both library users and staff call for careful preparation now more than ever. Whether you're building from the ground up or simply remodeling, the success of your project hinges on planning, coordination, and communication. This new update of Sannwald's classic guide will help you stay prepared and organized for every phase of your undertaking from conception through the dedication ceremony. Using a popular checklist format that ensures no detail is overlooked, this planner covers crucial considerations like

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) factors, structured to match the federal code; sustainable design features, including sensors that save energy and water; designing makerspaces, digital media labs, or leased library enterprises; disaster and recovery planning; creating quiet spaces; collaborative collections and materials-handling efficiency; and important virtual presence aspects to bear in mind during physical space decisions.

Library managers, administrators, and facilities staff will find this book a matchless tool for any construction project regardless of size or complexity.

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Profound changes in information production and consumption have deeply disrupted how libraries function. At a minimum, libraries are repurposing space occupied by collections into space for readers. As capital budgets allow, digital media studios, makerspaces, meeting and group study rooms, and social spaces are replacing book stacks. Although renovation dominates new design activity, some institutions secure funds for new construction. Either way, library managers need to be adept in making the case for the project, ensuring the creation of an accurate building program, advocating for programmatic requirements, scrutinizing the impact of design decisions, and capitalizing on promotional opportunities. Although this seventh edition of Sannwald's (Fowler Coll. of Business at San Diego State Univ.; Financial Management for Libraries) indispensable checklist lists revisions and updates in its preface, the structure and table of contents remain unchanged from the prior edition. New material, such as the critical client-architect-contractor relationship, is based on an external blog and is merely inserted into the chapter; disappointingly, it lacks the checklist format that is so useful elsewhere. VERDICT While this edition remains a useful resource, libraries with the sixth edition may opt not to replace it and might consider acquiring Fred Schlipf, Joe Huberty, and John A. Moorman's encyclopedic Practical Handbook of Library Architecture as a companion.--Paul Glassman