Post-occupancy evaluation of library buildings / / ed. by Karen Latimer, Dorothea Sommer.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2015 Part 1
• MitwirkendeR: Bostick, Sharon L.,; Chen, Koli,; Forrest, Charles,; Franzkowiak, Anette,; Latimer, Karen,; Lukkari, Anna-Maija,; Millán, Mercè,; Omella, Ester,; Romero, Santi,; Scherer, Jeffrey A.,; Sinikara, Kaisa,; Sommer, Dorothea,; Viladrich, Assun,; Werner, Klaus Ulrich,
• HerausgeberIn: Latimer, Karen,; Sommer, Dorothea,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Saur, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: IFLA Publications , 169
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (247 p.)
• Other title: 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110375411; 9783110762518; 9783110700985; 9783110439687; 9783110438628
• ISSN: 0344-6891
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110375411
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Karen Latimer, Dorothea Sommer.

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.