TY - BOOK AU - Bostick,Sharon L. AU - Chen,Koli AU - Forrest,Charles AU - Franzkowiak,Anette AU - Latimer,Karen AU - Lukkari,Anna-Maija AU - Millán,Mercè AU - Omella,Ester AU - Romero,Santi AU - Scherer,Jeffrey A. AU - Sinikara,Kaisa AU - Sommer,Dorothea AU - Viladrich,Assun AU - Werner,Klaus Ulrich TI - Post-occupancy evaluation of library buildings T2 - IFLA Publications , SN - 9783110375213 U1 - 020 PY - 2015///] CY - Berlin, Boston : PB - De Gruyter Saur, KW - Bibliotheksbau KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; About IFLA --; Introduction --; Approaches to Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Libraries --; 1 Welcoming, flexible, and state of the art --; 2 Working with focus groups as a part of a post-occupancy evaluation (POE) at the German National Library of Science 2 and Technology / University Library Hannover (TIB/UB) --; 3 How to improve existing library buildings after evaluation --; Architects on Library POEs --; 4 Post-occupancy evaluation of ten public libraries in Barcelona Province --; 5 A Review of post-occupancy evaluation of libraries in Taiwan from the perspective of the architecture profession --; 6 Post-occupancy evaluation: Fayetteville Public Library --; POE Case Studies: Different Time Frames --; 7 The Law Library of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany revisited --; 8 The “Berlin Brain” --; 9 The McClay Library at Queen’s University Belfast --; 10 A Case study on a post-occupancy evaluation of the new Helsinki University Main Library --; Appendix: Post-Occupancy Evaluation Questionnaire in English, French, German, and Spanish --; Questionnaire about library buildings: characteristics – operation – evaluation --; Questionnaire sur les bâtiments de bibliothèques: caractéristiques – fonctionnement – évaluation --; Fragenkatalog zu Bibliotheksgebäuden: Kennzeichen – Betrieb – Evaluation --; Cuestionario sobre edificios de biblioteca: caracteristicas – uso – evaluación --; Contributors; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - 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 Evaluation (POE) is the final step in this process. It provides a opportunity to assess whether the construction and design of the building has indeed met the library's and users' requirements and how effectively the building functions UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110375411 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110375411 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110375411/original ER -