RSS 1.0New Libraries in Old Buildings
Edited on behalf of IFLA by Petra Hauke, Karen Latimer and Robert Niess
This publication is supported by the Institut für Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft
(Berlin School for Library and Information Science) at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany.
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https://www.ibi.hu-berlin.de/de/studium/studprojekte/buchidee
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ISBN der Druckausgabe: 978-3-11-067951-9
Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston
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2021-06-21Teil eines BuchesPreface
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2021-06-21Teil eines BuchesRepurposing a Grocery Store for the Joutsa Public Library in Finland In 2004, the new Joutsa Public Library moved into a renovated former grocery store. Everyone benefitted. The library found a perfect location in the middle of the municipal service centre, which was spared one more sad, ...
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