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LIBRARY Library building may broadly be classified by their size and their relationship to the communities or organization they serve. However three broad classification of library are LIBRARY FOR EDUCATION These vary greatly in size according to the type of institution, eg university PUBLIC LIBRARY These types of library vary considerably in size depending on the communities they serve. As well as lending and reference functions, in recent years the development of new media and technology has brought great changes and affects the basic planning of library building. Public library can be divided into three parts: . Central Library !for large communities" #. County libraries !also serve as administrative and distribution centre" 3.Branc or local libraries RE!EARC" AND PUBLIC LIBRARY The function and purpose of this wide group of libraries varies to an unlimited e$tent and broad divisions are as follows: Libraries in research associations, learned institutions, %overnment departments, commercial and industrial firms.

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International Convention centre

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Library Study

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$ATERIAL IN T"E LIBRARY) %enerally the boo1s will be housed in two areas of the library O2en area( those are accessible to the public and certain users of the library. Close* area( those which are not accessible by the public but only used by the staff. The boo1s used in the open areas could be very briefly divided into the following: . 2ibliographical #.%eneral reference .. )pecial reference 3.Aduld OPEN !TAC'(CRITICAL !I&E! Lending 4. 'hildren Lending 5.Local History 6. 7usic 8. Arts *. 9thers !TUDY READIN# AREA!) 2oo1s which are is 1ept closed areas and accessible )tudy area thein most important partare of a library. by staff, are the surplus boo1s or stored boo1s and may be divided as follows: The recommended size of each in*i+i*ual table is ,-- . /-- 00. if tables are %eneral )tac1 arranged in rows this will have to be increased to *++ ,*++ mm. 'ompact shelving stac1s -ach reader allowance in reading area should be #.. m/ giving him the share of )pecial collection circulation within the room. services stac1s A-$tension lon1 table can accommodate u2to 34 rea*ers: the width of such a table should be #++mm. Where it all happens.. 0t is recommended that lon1 tables should have central *i+ision

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