Library sociology and architecture
- 2. WHAT IS A LIBRARY??? • WIKIPEDIA DEFINES A LIBRARY AS: A COLLECTION OF SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND SIMILAR RESOURCES, MADE ACCESSIBLE TO A DEFINED COMMUNITY FOR REFERENCE OR BORROWING. IT PROVIDES PHYSICAL OR DIGITAL ACCESS TO MATERIAL, AND MAY BE A PHYSICAL BUILDING OR ROOM, OR A VIRTUAL SPACE, OR BOTH.
- 3. SOME OF THE COMMON PARAMETERS OBSERVED AND IDENTIFIED: Access Content & Services Responsiveness Security Tangibles Methods Communication Competence Credibility Reliability India Public Libraries Conference 2015
- 4. THERE HAVE BEEN PRESENTED FOUR BLOCKS OF QUESTIONS: • „THE EVALUATION OF THE LIBRARY’S SURROUNDING, • „THE EVALUATION OF THE LIBRARY’S INTERIOR, • „THE EVALUATION OF THE LIBRARY’S TECHNOLOGIES AND FUNCTIONS, „ • WHAT HAS THE MODERN LIBRARY TO BE?
- 5. THE PROCESS OF PLANNING LIBRARY BUILDINGS IS INTEGRATED AREA OF INTERSECTION OF ARCHITECTURE AND LIBRARY SCIENCES. LIBRARY ARCHITECTURE COMBINES SOME FACTORS OF THESE SPHERES
- 6. MOST BULKS OF MODERN LIBRARY BUILDINGS ARE MASSIVE, MONUMENTAL, IN MOST CASES THEIR FORMS ARE SIMPLE RECTANGULAR PRISMS, FACADES ARE SMOOTH, CLEAR AND STRICT, MUCH GLASS
- 7. IN A SURVEY WHERE PEOPLE WERE ASKED WHY THEY LIKED THE FORBES LIBRARY NORTHAMPTON, FOLLOWING WERE THE RESULTS Forbes library in Northampton. http://www.forbeslibrary.org/abo... •it is in a large building, with high ceilings, it has a lot of air, you do not feel squeezed in it •it is big, but its size does not overwhelm you •it has free wireless internet •it has a modern mid size coffee machine, 4 quarters -- and you feel good both giving to the library a bit and having hot fresh coffee •it is always clean and organized •It has long tables for people to sit and use laptops or read •It has a beautiful children room with aquariums with Large fish •the staff members are nice •they keep up with purchasing the most recent books on current topics •they have a large collection of the current magazines -- you can both read them and take them for a week •you can manage your account online •it "was designed by William Brocklesby to be completely fire proof with all steel framing and stone, slate, and copper exterior" . •one minus -- they do not have many books in in the foreign languages.
- 9. SOME VERY INNOVATIVE DESIGNS
- 10. THE NEW ERA: DIGITAL LIBRARIES • EVERYTHING CAN BE STORED • VERY LARGE DATABASES • DISTRIBUTED HOLDINGS • ROUND THE CLOCK AVAILABILITY • NO PHYSICAL BOUNDARY AT THIS TIME THE QUESTION ARISES WHETHER TRADITIONAL LIBRARIES CAN SURVIVE AND HOW ARCHITECTS HAVE TO COME UP WITH BETTER IDEAS.
- 11. SOME FACTORS OF CENTRAL LIBRARY IIT KGP • MOTION SENSITIVE FAN AND LIGHT: SAVING ELECTRICITY • TECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT IN EACH HALL DESCRIBING ABOUT THE BOOKS IN THAT HALL. • RAMP OR LIFT: FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED. • SOLAR ENERGY AND WATER HARVESTING PLATFORMS ON THE ROOF TOP. • REFRESHMENTS: AN OPEN CAFETERIA DURING THE WORKING HOURS OF LIBRARY. • LESS PLACE FOR INTERACTION: MORE DISCUSSION ROOMS
- 12. SHARBANI ROY-15HS20037 ARNAB BOSE-15CH10008 SUNITA MEENA MAYA BUNKAR-15HS20021 SUMAN SAURAV-15IE10030