Preface -- Preamble -- Introduction -- 1 Administrative organisation and its effect Library structure -- 2 Library planning : first decisions -- 3 Library service points in the Administrative Department -- 4 Location of the Library within the building complex -- 5 General access area -- 6 Library work areas -- 7 Library storage and ancilliary services -- 8 Services to the Library -- 9 Lighting in Administrative Libraries -- 10 Heating -- 11 Air conditioning -- 12 Solar gain -- 13 Acoustics -- 14 Furnishing the Library -- 15 Furniture -- 16 Shelving -- 17 Floor coverings -- 18 Colour schemes -- 19 Mechanical aids -- 20 Planning ahead -- Index.