A framework for planning academic library spaces

• Main Authors: Choy, Fatt Cheong, Goh, Su Nee
• Other Authors: Library
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Interaction spaces; Community spaces; Library space planning; Academic libraries; Collaborative spaces; Quiet spaces
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82761; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40347
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Purpose: The focus on designing spaces for users in the last decade or so signifies the gradual change in the mission of libraries from provision of resources to that of a pro-active partner in learning. Planning for user space in support of learning is far more complex as it needs to take into acco...