A Survey and Study of Library Space Planning and Design of the Technological and Vocational Colleges and Universities in Taiwan
Date Issued
2009
Date
2009
Author(s)
Tsai, Yu-Chen
Abstract
The university library relates closely to the quality of higher education. The researches on the qualified role、services and software/hardware equipments of the academic library are focused mainly on the comprehensive universities, rarely on the technological and vocational colleges and universities. According to “2008 Summary of universities, colleges, and junior colleges” of the Department of Statistics of Ministry of Education (http://www.edu.tw/files/site_content/b0013/ul.xls), the total numbers of the technological and vocational colleges and universities are more than the comprehensive universities. Through the investigation, we find that there are no obvious differences on the area of libraries, but evident discrepancies on the collections and librarians between them. That is, the total collections and librarians of the technological and vocational colleges and universities are only half of them of the comprehensive universities. Thus, this research is firstly to discuss the design conceptions and ways of library buildings. Secondly, to survey the similarities and differences between the ideas and suggestions from scholars’ related articles and the actual situations of the libraries.his research is implemented chiefly by half-structure interview and secondarily by observation. The directors or the chiefs of section who had actually participated the library space planning and design when the library is new-borned、renewed or enlarged from 2002 to 2008 are listed as the interviewees. A total of 13 libraries of the technological and vocational institutes are interviewed. The results show that : the library space planning and design conceptions of the technical education institutes are emphasized on three parts -- the completeness of library function、entrance into library of attracting users and pragmatic maintenance of the building. While the elements which affect library space planning and design are administrative decision、expenses limit、environment and artificial reasons. Finally, this research provides 16 proposals for reference and 8 suggestions for further study.
Subjects
University Library
Technological and Vocational Education
Library Space
Utilization of Space
Design Planning
Type
thesis
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