Becoming Public: Library Design And The Creation Of Public Space.

Megan Clark

doi:10.5931/djim.v8i1.220

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Megan Clark Dalhousie University

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https://doi.org/10.5931/djim.v8i1.220

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library design, patron use, public space

Abstract

This paper examines the impact of architectural and interior design on communicating the role and philosophy of the public library. It further analyzes the use of public built space to understand the ways in which the interaction between a library patronage and its design reveal how the contemporary library is understood and used by the public. This study is based within the theories of public space as an important sphere of unique interaction and possibility.

Author Biography

Megan Clark, Dalhousie University

Megan is a graduate student in the Masters of Library and Information Sciences program at Dalhousie University.

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