Content tagged Library Buildings and Equipment
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- Public Library of the Year Award 2020 cancelled - but some good news too!
Due to the current situation, it was decided to cancel the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2020 in Dublin. We regret to inform you that cancelling this event means that...
News - 20 April 2020
Tags: Public Libraries, Public Library of the Year, Library Buildings and Equipment
- New IFLA Publication: Library Design for the 21st Century—Collaborative Strategies to Ensure Success
Just off the press in the IFLA Publications Series… Library Design for the 21st Century—Collaborative Strategies to Ensure Success Edited by Diane Koen and Traci Engel...
News - 7 January 2019
Tags: Publications, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Library Design for the 21st Century—Collaborative Strategies to Ensure Success
Library design in the 21st century has one common theme: collaboration is at the heart of innovation. Designing modern libraries is a complex process involving many stakeholders and participants....
Publication - 7 January 2019
Tags: Library building design, library buildings, Satellite Meeting papers/presentations, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Minutes of Meetings
2017 Wroclaw, Poland, August 2016 Columbus (OH), USA, August 2015: Cape Town, South Africa, August 2014: Lyon, France, August 2013: Singapore,...
Publication - 23 April 2018
Tags: Minutes of Meetings, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Our exciting mid-year seminar is happening soon!
Our exciting mid-year seminar takes place next month and we are delighted that the full programme is now available. We will be sharing more details about our wonderful speakers over the coming...
News - 19 January 2018
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- Innovative Partnerships: a Strategic Imperative 2018 mid-year seminar in Birmingham (UK) 23 February 2018 - Full Programme now available!
The IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Section is hosting a free seminar at the Library of Birmingham entitled Innovative Partnerships: a Strategic Imperative. Award winning architects and...
News - 7 December 2017
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- Call for Papers WLIC 2018 Open Session: Designing Inclusive Libraries
The IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Section is seeking proposals for papers to be presented at our Open Session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2018 in Kuala Lumpur,...
News - 13 November 2017
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- Innovative Partnerships: a Strategic Imperative 2018 mid-year seminar in Birmingham (UK) 23 February 2018
The IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Section is hosting a free seminar at the Library of Birmingham entitled Innovative Partnerships: a Strategic Imperative. Award winning architects and...
News - 13 November 2017
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Section – WLIC 2018 Open Session
The theme for the IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Section's Open Session at WLIC 2018 is Designing Inclusive Libraries. Globalisation celebrates innovation,...
Event - 13 November 2017
Tags: Congress, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Innovative Partnerships: a Strategic Imperative 2018 mid-year seminar
The IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Section is hosting a free seminar at the Library of Birmingham entitled Innovative Partnerships: a Strategic Imperative. Award winning architects and...
Event - 13 November 2017
Tags: Seminar, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Joint Open Session at WLIC 2017: Branding, Building, Bridging: Telling and Selling the Space Story
The session will include speakers from Norway, Canada, China, Finland, Australia, Russia and the US. Learn more about the speakers here. We look forward to seeing you at what promises...
Event - 20 August 2017
Tags: Conference, Library Buildings and Equipment
- WLIC 2017 Open Session: Branding, Bridging, Building: Telling and Selling the Space Story!
Our fantastic joint open session at WLIC 2017 takes place at Main Court on 23 August at 13.45. Confirmed speakers include: Viki McDonald, State Librarian and Chief Executive Officer, State...
News - 18 August 2017
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- Full programme for WLIC 2017 now available online
The full programme for WLIC is available here. It is fully searchable. For example, enter the term "buildings" and our three events including our wonderful open session (Branding,...
News - 13 July 2017
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- Renewing a heritage library: planning the renovation and extension of the Staats- und Stadtbibliothek Augsburg (State and City Library of Augsburg), Germany
The renowned Staats- und Stadtbibliothek Augsburg (State and City Library of Augsburg) is housed in a veritable nineteenth-century Palace of Books created in 1892– 1893 by the architects...
News - 6 July 2017
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- One week left to register for our seminar Storage! The final frontier
On 23rd February our section will host a seminar in Munich on the topical issue of storage. The seminar includes speakers from Germany, the UK, the US and Switzwerland. The full...
News - 13 February 2017
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- New blog post - Klaus Werner on Library Training Rooms
In the latest post on our section's blog, Klaus Werner discusses the characteristics of good library training rooms and provides some tips and further reading. Read the full post here...
News - 13 February 2017
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- Open session at WLIC 2017 - Branding, Bridging, Building - Telling and Selling the Space Story. Call for papers extended to February 15
The call for papers for our section's joint open session at WLIC 2017 has been extended to February 15 2017. At WLIC 2016 our open session was the best attended and one of the highest rated....
News - 25 January 2017
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- Storage! The final frontier. Seminar programme now available!
The final programme for our exciting seminar Storage! The final frontier is available here. The seminar is a wonderful opportunity to hear from interrnational experts about projects across a...
News - 25 January 2017
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- New Section Blog now live!
We are delighted to announce the launch of our Section's new blog https://iflalbes.wordpress.com/ There will be regular posts on buildings and equipment related matters. Subscribe to keep...
News - 21 December 2016
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- Storage! The final frontier. Options, Best Practices and Collaborations - exciting seminar announcement!
The IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Section is delighted to announce an exciting seminar in Munch on 23 February 2017. Join us and our prominent guest speakers to learn more about the...
News - 20 December 2016
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- Annual report 2015-2016 now available
The section's 2015-2016 annual report is now available here.
News - 18 November 2016
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- WLIC 2017 call for papers: Library Buildings and Equipment Section
The IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment and the Management and Marketing Section are seeking proposals for papers to be presented at their Joint Open Session at the IFLA World Library and...
News - 18 November 2016
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- IFLA World Library and Information Congress 83rd IFLA General Conference and Assembly
Please submit proposals by 18 February 2017. See the full call for papers here.
Event - 27 September 2016
Tags: Congress, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Presentations from our 2016 Satellite now available!
12 presentations from our recent Satellite Conference, Collaborative Strategies for Successful Library Design and Innovative Use, held at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, last month...
News - 19 September 2016
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- Our open session at WLIC 2016 was a huge success - thank you!
Our section's open session at WLIC 2016 was an enormous success. The session opened with a key note address by Marie Ostergaard, head of community engagement at Dokk1 in Aarhus,...
News - 23 August 2016
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- Satellite conference speakers' biographies now available!
News - 5 August 2016
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- Satellite conference speaker and sponsor focus series
In the run up to our exciting satellite conference in IIT Chicago we will be previewing our speakers and sponsors on our Facebook page. To register for the conference click here. Thank...
News - 11 July 2016
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- Come join us in Chicago for our Satellite conference!
Our satelllite conference takes place in IIT Chicago 10 - 11 August 2016. Our programme features projects from around the world including the US, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Norway...
News - 17 June 2016
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- View and download the programme for our upcoming satellite in Chicago in August!
You can now view and download the exciting progamme for our upcoming Satellite Meeting in Chicago, Illinois. Theme: Collaborative Strategies for Successful Library Design and...
News - 3 June 2016
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- Details of our open session at WLIC 2016 announced!
The IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Section will host our Open Session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Columbus, Ohio (USA), on August 15 2016 at 13.45 in the...
News - 16 May 2016
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- Library Buildings and Equipment - What comes after the “Third Place? Visionary libraries – spaces and users
Libraries today are inspiring learning venues for students, collaboration incubators, meeting places in communities, social spaces for cities. The major trends in designing and building libraries...
Event - 16 May 2016
Tags: Congress, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Hot off the press - new IFLA buildings publication - High Quality Design on a Low Budget
Since 2008 the world's economy has seen dramatic changes that have rippled throughout the library world. While the demand for library services has increased, the money available to build,...
News - 6 April 2016
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- High quality design on a low budget: New library buildings
Since 2008 the world's economy has seen dramatic changes that have rippled throughout the library world. While the demand for library services has increased, the money available to build,...
Publication - 29 March 2016
Tags: Library building design, library buildings, Publications, Library Buildings and Equipment
- IFLA Library Building and Equipment Section Satellite Meeting
The Library Buildings and Equipment Section (LBE) is hosting a two-day satellite conference to be held at the Illinois...
Event - 13 January 2016
Tags: IFLA WLIC 2016, Satellite Meeting, United States of America, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Open Session at IFLA World Library and Information Congress, 13 - 19 August 2016, Columbus, Ohio, USA - Call for Papers
The IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Section is seeking proposals to be presented at our Open Session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Columbus, Ohio (USA), August 13-19,...
News - 6 January 2016
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- Call for Papers: IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Section Satellite Pre-conference in Chicago
The Call for Papers for the IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Section Satellite Pre-conference in Chicago on August 10-11, 2016 has been released. We encourage you to consider submitting a...
News - 20 October 2015
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- New IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Section Facebook Group
A new IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Section Facebook Group has been created. Help us to share news and knowledge relating to all aspects of library design, equipment,...
News - 12 October 2015
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- Post-occupancy evaluation of library buildings
Architectural realisation of a building and its opening to the public with a range of services are central components of the building and design process of libraries. Post-Occupancy...
Publication - 12 August 2015
Tags: Post-Occupancy Evaluation, Publications, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Cape Town 2015: Call for Papers from Library Buildings and Equipment Section
Español Architecture can open up new perspectives into sites and situations. Library buildings are able to speak to us in their own unique way for experiences that are both private...
News - 8 December 2014
Tags: Library buildings and equipment, South Africa, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Library Buildings and Equipment Fall Newsletter
The Fall 2014 Newsletter of the Library Buildings and Equipment Section . Articles in this newsletter Joint Satellite Meeting in Paris, France The CTLes,...
News - 7 December 2014
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- Open Session in Lyon at WLIC 2014
Open Session 2014, Lyon Special Places for Special Collections (Organized by Library Buildings and Equipment Section and IFLA Rare Books Section) Date: August 17...
Event - 18 July 2014
Tags: collection, Lecture, Library, Library buildings and equipment, storage, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Green libraries promoting sustainable communities talk by Jeffrey Scherer
Session 152 — Green libraries promoting sustainable development — Environmental Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group 19 August 2014 16:00 - 18:00...
Event - 15 July 2014
Tags: architecture, Community, France, Lecture, Library, Sustainability, sustainable, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Learning – Connecting – Relaxing TIB/UB – Relaunching the public spaces
IB/UB, the German National Library of Science and Technology and University Library Hannover, provides students, researchers and teaching staff from all faculties of Leibniz Universität...
Publication - 4 April 2014
Tags: Library, Library buildings and equipment, renovation, Publications, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Registration for Paris, France Pre-conference is NOW OPEN
The theme of the conference is: Space and collections earning their keep: transformation, technologies and re-tooling The link to the IFLA official announcement page is http://www....
News - 3 April 2014
Tags: Access to information, Best practices, collection, France, Library, Library as place, Library buildings and equipment, Preservation, Technology, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Library Buildings and Equipment Section January 2014 Newsletter
The January 2014 Newsletter of the IFLA Library and Building Equipment Section is now available.
News - 11 January 2014
Tags: Library buildings and equipment, Library Buildings and Equipment, Malaysia, Singapore, Library Buildings and Equipment
- NOW CLOSED: Call for Papers: Space and collections earning their keep: Transformation, technologies, retooling
The Library Buildings & Equipment Standing Committee and the Acquisition and Collection Development Standing Committee are looking for papers that highlight how public, academic and research...
News - 20 December 2013
Tags: Access to information, architecture, Archives, books, Library as place, Library buildings and equipment, Library collections, Preservation, Rare books and manuscripts, storage, Technology, Library Buildings and Equipment
- CALL FOR PAPERS: Special Spaces for Special Collections Lyon 2014
Theme: Special Spaces for Special Collections The Library Buildings & Equipment and the Rare Books and Manuscripts Standing Committees together with the Preservation and...
News - 29 November 2013
Tags: Collection development, Conferences, Copyright, Democracy, Digital repositories, Digital resources, Document delivery, Electronic collections, Electronic document delivery, Electronic resources, Guidelines, Information policies, Information technology, Intellectual property, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Satellite Conference by IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment and Acquisitions and Collection Development Sections
The IFLA Sections of Library Building and Equipment and Acquisitions and Collection Development will jointly hold a satellite conference in Paris, France on August 13 and 14, 2014. Registration is...
Event - 7 October 2013
Tags: Acquisition and Collection Development, France, Library, Library collections, Satellite Meeting, Technology, Library Buildings and Equipment
- 2014 Satellite Conference in Paris, France
Satellite Conference 2014 The IFLA Sections of Library Building and Equipment Section and Acquisitions and Collection Development will jointly hold a satellite conference in Paris, France...
News - 3 October 2013
Tags: Buildings, collections. library, Library collections, Technology, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Report by Inger Edebro Sikström on the 2013 Satellite Conference
Every two years the Library Buildings organises a conference in conjunction with the annual IFLA WLIC Congress. This year the Congress was held in Singapore and theme dealt with how to...
News - 24 September 2013
Tags: budget, building, Library, Library buildings and equipment, Library Buildings and Equipment
- The Green Library – Die grüne Bibliothek
The challenge of environmental sustainability – Ökologische Nachhaltigkeit in der Praxis Contributions and case studies from Germany and other European countries...
Publication - 5 August 2013
Tags: Education and Training, Sustainability, Publications, Library Buildings and Equipment
- New questionnaire on Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Library buildings now Online
The purpose of this post-occupancy evaluation questionnaire is to enable library managers and the library design team to identify good practice, learn from mistakes and feed what they have learned...
News - 27 May 2013
Tags: Library buildings and equipment, Publications, Statistics and evaluation, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Questionnaire on Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Library buildings
In the planning process, much can be learned from existing buildings. The importance of the library visit is widely accepted and the IFLA Library Building Guidelines book published in 2007...
Publication - 27 May 2013
Tags: Library buildings and equipment, Statistics and evaluation, Guidelines, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Making ends meet : website for the upcoming Satellite Meeting is now online
All details about programme, registration, venue for the Library Buildings and Equipment satellite meeting in Singapore are now Online. For complete and up-to-date information, please see...
News - 10 May 2013
Tags: Library buildings and equipment, Singapore, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Library Buildings and Equipment Newsletter 2013 n° 1
The first 2013 newsletter of the Library Buildings and Equipment section is now published. Learn more about the new Helsinki University Main Library and other topics. Newletter 2013, n...
News - 29 January 2013
Tags: Library buildings and equipment, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Library Buildings and Equipement 2013 satellite meeting in Singapore
The main purpose of this satellite conference is to present the ways public and academic communities in different regions and countries of the world are able to continue to provide high quality...
Event - 11 January 2013
Tags: Library buildings and equipment, Satellite Meeting, Singapore, Library Buildings and Equipment
- 2011 Satellite meeting
The effect of new technologies on library design: building the 21st century library Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Technology provides a tool for the delivery of library...
Publication - 13 June 2012
Tags: Statistics and evaluation, Congress papers, Library Buildings and Equipment
- 2010 open session: Gothenburg, Sweden
Session 139 — Library Buildings and Equipment 14 August 2010 13:45 - 15:45 | Room: Congressen Hall | SI Theme: Inspiring interiors – creating and designing...
Informational Page - 12 March 2011
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- Libraries as Places: Buildings for the 21st Century
This book contains the Proceedings of the 13th Seminar of IFLA's Library Buildings and Equipment Section, which was this time co-organised with IFLA's Public Libraries Section. The event took...
Publication - 13 February 2011
Tags: Publications, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Key Issues in Building Design
How to get started in planning a project Based on the IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Section's LibraryBuilding Guidelines published in 2007, this short publication...
Publication - 17 March 2010
Tags: Building design, Guidelines, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Library Buildings and Equipment Section Action Plans
2017-2018 2016 - 2017 2013-2015 2010-2012 2009-2011 2007-2009 2005-2007 2004-2005
Publication - 8 June 2009
Tags: Action plans, Strategic plan, Library Buildings and Equipment
- IFLA Library Building Guidelines: Developments & Reflections
The information society and the information age are changing library services as well as library premises. This raises questions about what needs to be considered when planning and...
Publication - 8 June 2009
Tags: Guidelines, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Library Buildings in a Changing Environment
Proceedings of the 11th Seminar of IFLA's Library Buildings and Equipment Section Shanghai, China, 1999
Publication - 8 June 2009
Tags: Publications, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Intelligent Library Buildings
Intelligent Library Buildings Proceedings of the 10th Seminar of IFLA's Library Buildings and Equipment Section The Hague, Netherlands, 1997 Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Publication - 8 June 2009
Tags: Publications, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Projects
Featured Buildings: David Wilson Library (Leicester, United Kingdom) Description (PDF - 39 kB) Floor plans (PDF - 455 kB) Pictures...
Informational Page - 8 June 2009
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- Library Buildings and Equipment Section Newsletters
Since 2016 the section uses a blog format. 2014 No. 3 Fall 2014 No. 2 2014 No. 2 Santi Romero Article in Spanish 2014 No. 1 ...
Publication - 8 June 2009
Tags: library buildings, Library buildings and equipment, library equipment, Newsletters, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Library Buildings and Equipment Section Annual Report
2016 - 2017 2015 - 2016 2014 - 2015 2000 1994-1995
Publication - 8 June 2009
Tags: Annual reports, Library Buildings and Equipment
- Conferences and Seminars
2020 Mid-year meeting Seminar in Montreal, Canada, 6 March 2020 Placemaking; Purposing; Partnerships - our Mid-Year Seminar This one-day seminar will delve into myriad ways...
Informational Page - 8 June 2009
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- About the Library Buildings and Equipment Section
The Section considers all matters concerning the design and construction for all types of libraries in all parts of the world, and their furnishing and equipment. The Section aims to collect and...
Informational Page - 31 March 2009
Tags: Library Buildings and Equipment
- Library Buildings and Equipment Section
The Section considers all matters concerning the design and construction for all types of libraries in all parts of the world, and their furnishing and equipment. The Section aims to collect and...
IFLA Group or Activity - 31 March 2009
Tags: Sections, Library Buildings and Equipment