Finding Aid for Buildings and Equipment Publications, 1915- | The American Library Association Archives

Title: Buildings and Equipment Publications, 1915-

ID: 27/10/14

Primary Creator: Buildings and Equipment Section (LAMA)

Other Creators: Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA)

Extent: 1.3 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by genre of publication and chronologically by publication date thereunder

Date Acquired: 04/26/1974. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Building and Equipment Section, Lama

Languages: English

Publications of LAMA's Building and Equipment Section contains Remodeling the Elementary School Library (1961), Proceedings of the Library Buildings and Equipment Institutes (1960, 1963-66, 1972), buildings and equipment bibliographies, brochures, lists of suggested consultants and suggested model buildings and press releases, includes Planning Library Buildings: From Decision to Design (1986), a checklist (1988), Planning for a Movable Compact Shelving System (1991), Libraries for the Future (1992), Library Buildings Consultants List (1993), and Interior Design for Libraries: Drawing on Function and Appeal (2002).

This records series includes former Record Series 27/36/3 Library and Building Architecture Committee Publications.

The Buildings and Equipment Section is one of seven sections within the Library Administration and Management Association and has been a part of the Division since 1975 (1). Prior to 1957 each of the ALA divisions maintained separate building committees. Chairpersons of the division-level building committees belonged to the ALA Building Committee (so named on February 1, 1952) that was designated the Library Architecture and Building Planning Committee upon its creation in 1932 by the Council (2). The Building and Equipment Section Exercises responsibility for all matters pertaining to aspects of library architecture, including interior design, site selection, building maintenance, plumbing, and planning (3). The Section currently consists of ten Committees and one Discussion Group (4).

Committees and Year Established:

Executive, 1957

Architecture for Public Libraries, 1957

Building for College and University Libraries, 1957

Equipment, 1957

Library Building Awards, 1978

Library Buildings Consultant List (ad hoc), 1980

Nominating, 1988

Nominating, 1989 (Practice of establishing nominating committees for 2 consective years began in 1986)

School Library/Media Facilities, 1976

Standards for Physical Space Requirements for Libraries (ad hoc), 1987

Discussion Group:

Library Facilities Planning, 1988

Building and Equipment Section, Lama

Repository: The American Library Association Archives

Accruals: 1/7/1980, 1/9/1981, 1/1/1984, 1/1/1986, 1/1/1994, 5/1/2002, 5/24/2021

Other Note: 2 Pages

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/alasfa/2710014a.pdf

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