toolkit
Keynotes:
Interior Design
- Better by Design - building solutions (UK)
Khan, A., Warwickshire County Council.
Talk given by Ayub Khan at the Umbrella 2005 Conference. Available as pdf. [Conference Presentation] - Design Council (UK)
Demonstrates and promotes the vital role of design in a modern economy - case studies and practical help in choosing and briefing a designer. [link] - A Guide to photographing your library
Remploy Library Solutions
Simple and practical guide on how to take the best photographs of your library - for posterity, your literature or funding purposes. [online][pdf]. - The Library Brand (UK)
Gloucestershire Libraries & Information and James Ford Design teamed up to create the graphics for Bishop’s Cleeve Library. They are now making their design template available to other libraries around the UK, at a fraction of the cost. [link] - Library Design as Marketing: the Swedish experience (UK/Sweden)
Dove, A., Library + Information Update 5 (3), (April 2006
Inspirational use of space is an expression of vision and provides a great marketing opportunity, says Angela Dove. It is in their attention to details that matter to their users that Swedish designs for public libraries are at their most impressive. [Journal paper] -
Self-issue: not a quick win (UK)
Snelling, C.Library + Information Update 4 (4), (April 2005): 32-34
Many public libraries are achieving a dismal level of self-issue, says Cathering Snelling. But one success story stands out. What are they doing right? [Journal paper]