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"Can we create library environments that inspire people to be more creative, collaborative, reflective, or engaged? That is the driving question of this imaginative book. Brian Mathews (Virginia Tech Libraries) weaves elements together from architecture, psychology, retail, neuroscience, and ma...
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ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association),
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| Publisher Address: | Chicago, IL : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"Can we create library environments that inspire people to be more creative, collaborative, reflective, or engaged? That is the driving question of this imaginative book. Brian Mathews (Virginia Tech Libraries) weaves elements together from architecture, psychology, retail, neuroscience, and many other disciplines in this narrative about the evolution of library buildings. Re-conceptualizing libraries as showrooms, studios, salons, and boutiques, some new directions are outlined for discussion about the future. The text encourages you and your team to look beyond the functional value of your |
| Carrier Form: | 175 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 18 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [158]-[172]). |
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9780838988251 0838988253 |
| Index Number: | Z679 |
| CLC: | G258.93 |
| Call Number: | G258.93/M429 |
| Contents: | The guiding questions -- The importance of place -- Retail exchange -- Design concepts -- Encoding environments -- Conceptual transitions -- Complex adaptive systems -- Well-being well-meaning -- Radical collaboration. |