New in paperback! This book fills a need for a selective bibliography focusing on design that will not only house collections appropriately, but also be comfortable for readers and staff. The books and articles cited here provoke thought about new technologies and materials and will enable information professionals to feel comfortable when they communicate with the various other professionals involved in the actual work of construction or renovation. Contents: Part One: The Design of Libraries and the Preservation of Books—A Summary History. Part Two: A Guide to the Literature, with chapters on planning, design, the interior, the environment, safety, and preservation. Appendixes include case studies, bibliographies of bibliographies and of journals, and a directory of organizations. With index. Cloth version previously published in 1991.

"...written to have broad appeal in the library world. Not much of the worthwhile relevant literature available in English seems to have been missed." - Abbey Newsletter

"No aspect of construction for preservation has been ignored. The evaluations of the materials are precisely accurate...publication of this book is a signal event. It is required reading for all librarians who became involved in planning construction and for all library architects." - The Library Quarterly

"...provides much-needed guidance. This book is important because it eschews a formulaic approach and gives us tools needed to reach our own conclusions...recommended for public as well as academic and research libraries." - Journal of Academic Librarianship

"...highly recommended..." - Green Library Journal

"...a useful point of departure..." - Library Review [Uk]

"Volumes such as this are important in expanding the knowledge base of librarians and archivists in the area of preservation..." - Archival Issues

"...easy to read...far more useful than a bibliography. Any librarian or library administrator would be well served by adding this title to his or her collection." - Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS)

"...I recommend this book as important reading for librarians and archivists planning or renovating a library or archives building..." - Australian Library Journal

"This book is...a needed resource, existing primarily as a selective annotated bibliography to literature and resources concerning the design and renovation of library and archive buildings and related preservation issues. Useful appendixes include a bibliography of case studies, a bibliography of journals with information pertaining to planning and building library buildings, and a directory of organizations one might contact for information and assistance during the planning process...generally timely and useful, recommended for the library historian researching the history of library building and design and the practitioner involved in planning the design or renovation of a library or archive building..." - Information & Culture

"...summary history is written in a concise manner...should prove especially beneficial for preservationists..." - The American Archivist

"Preservation is viewed in the context of a fundamental library activity, as a corollary to it, and emerges as an essential element in library planning...This book is full of useful information and can be read with profit not only by conservation specialists but by librarians generally." - The Library Association Record