sustainable, eco-friendly academic library with new services
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LIBRARY BUILDING
In Indian peninsula wind blows from South to North.
To maximize the natural ventilation, building shape of
rhombus is perfect with glass pane for outer walls.
Rainwater harvesting and solar panel for lighting with
autosensing switch is suitable for degrading environment.
Eco-friendliness from natural lighting and solar panel
NEW FACILITIES
Meditation Room.
Music and Rest Room.
Group Discussion Room.
Private Talking Space (i.e. video call or over mobile phone for
interview, already implemented by Harvard Law Library).
Refreshment area and pen-pencil vending machine.
The Last Word
“USER SATISFACTION”
Everyone knows that for a single library it is not possible
to satisfy users cent percent but a little more effort from
library administration can take that library in better
position.
Computer came only after book. So without a good library
no academic institute is complete.
DIGITAL LIBRARY
Shape of Library Building
For additional information please contact:
Sourav Debnath
School of Library and Information Science Research
Central University of Gujarat
Gandhinagar-382030
READING AREA
Although digitization reduces shelving space, it increases
readers space.
Researcher’s reading area should be in the upper floors
comparing to under graduate’s and graduate’s.
Children and physically challenged persons should get
special accommodation for this purpose.
Notes: All images are taken from „Google Images‟ with permission of “Labelled for
non-commercial reuse with modification”.
Common reading area
Reading desk with innovative designs
Are you really tired ? Need some rest !!!
SOME UNIQUE POINTS
Hand sanitizer should be provided in the book stack area.
Library should have a dedicated display board for the
students contribution and achievements.
Newspaper reading area would be more comfortable if divan
like furniture is available rather than traditional inclined table,
which causes user’s discomfort due to standing.
Newspaper reading area of North Carolina State University Library
Library website should be simple but magnificent to
attract library users because tech-savvy users always do
not come to library, prefer to use Remote Login.
User awareness as well as library advocacy can take place
through blog, facebook, twitter, RSS feed etc.
Library not only stacks book,
provides makerspace
University of Chicago Library makerspace Touch table for multiple readers