Contents
About IFLA
Introduction
Approaches to Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Libraries
1 Welcoming, flexible, and state of the art. Approaches to Continuous Facility Management
2 Working with focus groups as a part of a post-occupancy evaluation (POE) at the German National Library of Science 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 When architectural advice ends up being of real value
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”. Evaluating an architectural masterpiece of 2005 based on a library concept from the last millennium
9 The McClay Library at Queen’s University Belfast Evaluation five years on
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