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2021-06-21Teil eines Buches

The Conversion of a Science Institute to a Faculty Library in Ghent, Belgium

Buschmann, Paul; Van der Meulen, Anne-Lise; Van Den Berghe, Raf

The Faculteit Letteren en Wijsbegeerte/Faculty of Arts and Philosophy of Universiteit Gent/Ghent University held 50 different library collections, containing 670,000 books, which were scattered over 222 different locations ...
2021-06-21Teil eines Buches

The Mössingen Library Emerges from the Pausa Tonnenhalle in Germany

Frank, Michael B.; Kadi, Canan

A barrel hall, designed in 1950/51 by the architect Manfred Lehmbruck as a textile printing hall for the Pausa company and extended in 1962 into a larger industrial complex was listed as a historical monument after the ...
2021-06-21Teil eines Buches

The Reuse of Buildings: Libraries Behaving Sustainably

Latimer, Karen

The chapter takes a broad overview starting from the premise that reuse of buildings has obvious benefits in terms of recycling materials and retaining the embodied energy contained within the structure. It focuses on ...
2021-06-21Teil eines Buches

Transforming a Match Factory into the American Philatelic Research Library in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

Grove, Tara Murray

The American Philatelic Research Library, one of the largest libraries in the world specializing in stamp collecting and postal history, opened its new library in 2016. The library attracts researchers from around the ...
2021-06-21Teil eines Buches

Using Historic Buildings to House New Libraries: Prerequisites and Conditions for Successful Revival

Romero, Santi

This chapter discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the rehabilitation of historic buildings for library use. The architectural characteristics of different types of historic buildings are examined to ascertain ...