Outlines trends which affect use and perception of public library buildings. Drawing upon experience in New South Wales, Australia, describes planning and design issues to be addressed to help ensure that public library buildings will be able to meet the needs of their communities for many years...

This three-part series traces efforts to establish a system of free public libraries in New South Wales, Australia, from the time of publication of the Munn-Pitt Report in 1935 to the passing of the New South Wales Library Act in 1939. The series delves beyond the published accounts of events...

This three-part series traces efforts to establish a system of free public libraries in New South Wales from the time of publication of the Munn-Pitt Report in 1935 to the passing of the New South Wales Library Act in 1939. The series delves beyond the published accounts of events and describes...

Describes the background to the appointment of John Wallace Metcalfe to the Public Library of New South Wales, Sydney, in 1923 and his subsequent grooming for the position first of Deputy, then Principal Librarian at that Library by the incumbent, William Herbert Ifould

Working on a library building project can be a time of stress and uncertainty. Library staff and authorities may be venturing into unfamiliar territory. They may be dealing with professionals with a diverse range of experience and ideas of library buildings and services. There will be a variety...

The importance of selecting a suitable architect and design team for a library building project has long been stressed. The current intense competition for design work and the resulting large field of good candidates has made the selection process more demanding. This paper describes a typical...