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Tong, Tsou-hang Albert. "Rethinking the Library." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2001. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25949755.
Full textKaufman, Julie Hui-Guang. "Library for the future." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62975.
Full textCataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 26).
The library is intended to be an egalitarian institution for the dissemination of knowledge to the public. With the advent of the internet, information has been further democratized and the status of the library has been questioned. However, its status as a symbol of the city's vitality has not lessened. While the internet can speedily distribute kernels of information, books provide the means of realization. As an important cultural center of the city, the library takes on various roles in the quest to create a culture that fosters education. Thus, it is more important than ever to create a space that challenges the identity of the library as it is today and provides a forum for the interactions of the city. The work of this thesis examines the library's influence on the reader, the community, and the world at large. The importance of occupying a library building rather than "remotely accessing" it must be understood. Finding factoids online is a solitary activity. Speed replaces the communal activities of searching, understanding and realizing, often replacing accuracy as well. The internet cannot simulate the feeling of the book, its weight, feel, and smell. Even the taboo food stains and pencil markings in the margins of a book trace the presence of the body, the mind, and the evolution of knowledge. The history of the book can be seen not only through the printed words, but within the markings left behind and the dates stamped in the back cover. Space, materiality, and activity must be emphasized in the library to underline the difference between information of the mind and understanding of the whole. The need for interaction among patrons has lead to a broadening of the term "library" and its uses. This word now refers to a cultural center intended for the spread of knowledge of all sorts. What once housed the source of man's cumulative education written for posterity in books, now also serves as a source of understanding between people. This "secular cathedral" has merged the museum, the concert hall, and the community center, validating their lessons: What we know is not only fact, but feeling. The library touches our senses as much as our mind. The library has become a site of sharing experiences learned from study and learned from the World, brought together in one building. It is a physical manifestation of enlightenment. The library is often considered figuratively to be the container of all knowledge. Though this is impossible, the library still remains the symbol of enlightenment in a city. Thus, the stacks can become a jewel box, displaying the books as an enticement for the public. Whether this takes the form of a transparent glass cube or a isolated, self-contained capsule, the stacks can be a beacon, guiding people towards education. The journey through the library to reach the books is important, as is the method of threshold through which they are revealed. This project seeks to set an example for what a community building can be to a city by examining a site at the corner of Massachusetts and Western Avenues in Central Square, the heart of Cambridge, Massachusetts. This site, however, is vital for the municipality and would demonstrate the city's dedication to the education of all its citizens. Several bus stops begin at that very corner and the Central Square T-stop is just a block away. The transportation and governmental infrastructure is present near the site and make it ideal for a community library. The City of Cambridge currently has plans to expand its central library, located near Harvard Square. There is also a small branch library a short distance off of Massachusetts Avenue. Central Square is a vital front on which the library could expand it readership. Currently this area of Cambridge is populated with what one might call "undesirables." However, the creation of the library is an opportunity to attract these people to the joys of reading. Perhaps it begins as a warm place to rest, but the library should ultimately entice its occupants into the pursuit of knowledge within its walls, as well as outside of them. The library must relate to its urban context in order to draw people in. Although Central Square appears to be very disordered, there is in fact a regular pattern of parcels which extends perpendicularly from Massachusetts Avenue. In addition, each block has two "fronts" which also create an axis. The library responds to the overlapping of these two perpendicular systems, allowing one of the grid areas to remain open as a plaza. The building is also striated by function, according to the fabric of the land.
by Julie Hui-Guang Kaufman.
S.B.in Art and Design
Erni, Juergen Herbert. "Special study: Library furniture." Thesis, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33392.
Full textDulaney, Ronald E. Jr. "Library." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36641.
Full textMaster of Architecture
Jimenez, Moral Inmaculada, and Arcayne Mañá Joan De. "Model Driven Architecture in Adaptive Library Generation." Thesis, Växjö University, School of Mathematics and Systems Engineering, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-2304.
Full textThis master thesis is about building an adaptive library based on a platform independent model, which represents a conceptual design realizing the functional requirements being independent of the technologies and software architectures changes.
This adaptive library is a model, which has a higher level of abstraction than the code that we will generate afterwards, generalizes the solution of those problems that can be resolved using different implementations that uses different kinds of data structures.
In addition the higher level of abstraction that this adaptive library is having will give a speed up in developing the application and higher quality solution because of the maintainability and reusability. This solution is going to have the propriety to be changed easily in order to solve different concrete problems.
Cai, Jialu. "Skanstullsbron Library." Thesis, KTH, Arkitektur, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-261646.
Full textDavies, Kelley Adair. "The Anamorphic Library." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71681.
Full textMaster of Architecture
Batzorig, Tenuun. "Mystery: Architecture." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/78219.
Full textMaster of Architecture
唐宙行 and Tsou-hang Albert Tong. "Rethinking the Library." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2001. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31986067.
Full textBaron, Sandra Ann. "Browse : re-forming the urban library." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/38605.
Full textIncludes bibliographical references (p. 97-101).
The urban library has persisted as a cultural entity, largely because its interiorized form functions as a vault, creating a clear, although often intimidating, boundary between library program and the public realm. While preserved in its laudable functions, the library has met significant challenges with the emergence of new forms of media and technology. The introduction of the television, and more importantly the internet, as popular means of gathering information translates into a complete transformation of the acquisition process into mere fleeting engagements with mass media. The viewpoints and opinions of those few who shape the media are imparted upon the masses. In comparison, the library presents information not only with the benefit of multiple perspectives, but also with the necessary context provided through related subject matters. The challenge therefore becomes one of making available to the general public the great wealth of intellectual resources that the library provides. While some recent library designs have experimented with using the library's very competition to save it from extinction and have essentially contaminated the library with programs from outside the "vault," these attempts have for the most part been unsuccessful.
(cont.) The key to reinventing the urban library, I argue, is structuring a new relationship between the highly sensory and immediate experience of the media and the comprehensive material the library has to offer. The crucial bridge between these seemingly disparate methods of acquiring information is the act of browsing. The curiosity that an individual has in one subject matter branches out to create an entirely new area of understanding and ends in a new ability to generate particular opinions. The new urban library therefore becomes structured as an urban interface to facilitate the act of browsing. The community becomes involved in all aspects of the organization of the library so that the interface reflects the very interests of the various constituencies who pass through the library on a daily basis. The library may no longer bear a precise resemblance to libraries of old, stoic reading rooms and monumental facades, but the objectives of this institution will persist for the benefit of future generations.
by Sandra Ann Baron.
M.Arch.
Chai, Bingjiang. "Library in the future." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/80297.
Full textMaster of Architecture
Beck, Catherine Tacci. "A discipline-based approach towards teaching architecture on the secondary level." Instructions for remote access. Click here to access this electronic resource. Access available to Kutztown University faculty, staff, and students only, 1988. http://www.kutztown.edu/library/services/remote_access.asp.
Full textAndreasson, Karin. "To Write Architecture." Thesis, KTH, Arkitektur, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-223225.
Full textPillus, Alberta Spina. "Should the study of architecture be included as part of a kindergarten through grade twelve art education curriculum in a mid-size eastern Pennsylvania school district?" Instructions for remote access. Click here to access this electronic resource. Access available to Kutztown University faculty, staff, and students only, 1994. http://www.kutztown.edu/library/services/remote_access.asp.
Full textSource: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2750. Abstract precedes thesis as [2] preliminary leaves. Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [56-60]).
Mroszczyk, Lisa J. (Lisa Jean). "Rafael Guastavino and the Boston Public Library." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/85831.
Full textCataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 66-68).
This thesis looks at the role of Spanish architect Rafael Guastavino in the design and construction of the Boston Public Library through an examination of correspondence, construction documents and meeting minutes from the Archives of the Trustees of the Boston Public Library, the Guastavino/Collins Archive at Columbia and articles in Boston newspapers. This examination explains how and why Guastavino received the contract for tile vaulting at the library, the method of construction, his relationship with architect Charles F. McKim and the effect the library had on Guastavino's reputation and career as a builder.
by Lisa J. Mroszczyk.
S.B.
Leung, Chung-ping Louis. "Hong Kong Central Library." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1995. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B2594616x.
Full textWong, Wai-leung Danny. "Hong Kong Central Library : a place of action and reflection /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B2595331x.
Full textFredwest, Janice M. "Popular Library: Rethinking the Cultural Relevancy of the American Public Library." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1277140389.
Full textBanwell, Linda M. "PLUS : a system architecture for Personalized Library User Support." Thesis, University of Exeter, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.359596.
Full textAlshaheen, Reham Isa. "User Experience and Information Architecture of National Library Websites." Thesis, Simmons College, 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13425662.
Full textWith the advancement of information technology, national library websites have become an essential vehicle for their users to access official information and library resources. They serve the general public from different countries, age groups, ethnicities, and educational levels. The purpose of this dissertation research is to examine the usability, user experience (UX), and information architecture (IA) of national library websites in different countries. Focal areas of investigation include: (1) the primary content elements on national library websites' homepages, (2) the extent to which various quantitative measures of heuristic evaluation and IA assessment overlap with those measures from task-based usability testing, (3) the extent of the impact of cultural and national origins on participants’ assessment of usability of national libraries’ websites. The research design of this dissertation study features (1) a content inventory of 28 national library websites, (2) a web IA assessment and a usability evaluation of five national library websites, and (3) usability tests for three national library websites involving 30 participants. The key findings of this dissertation research help to establish a list of common content elements on the homepages of national library websites worldwide and provide a concrete, practical, and feasible procedure to evaluate such websites. The results show statistically significant differences in task performance with the use of national library websites between different groups of users, such as those from different genders and educational backgrounds. Significant correlations were found between the overall participant satisfaction of a national library website and multiple variables such as the content, visual design, and information architecture, as well as between heuristic evaluation scores and participants’ ratings of some aspects of the websites.
Based on the specific results from various phases of the research, this dissertation presented detailed recommendations that could help to make national library websites more usable for all its users, including the first-time users across different genders, age groups, and educational backgrounds. Furthermore, in order to achieve a high level of satisfaction, it is recommended that national libraries focus on six factors affecting participants’ satisfaction: the quality of information, the trustworthiness of the content, the credibility of the content producers/providers, the website’s overall structure, the design, and the aesthetics of the website.
Another significant contribution of this dissertation research is its use of various methods used to evaluate national library websites and its integration of the results of the different methods to obtain a broader and more comprehensive understanding of these findings. Future UX research on national library websites could expand the research by incorporating the methodology used in this research, testing a greater number of national library websites around the world, and involving users from all walks of life.
Wang, Gang Alan. "Nanjing Library: A Study of Intangible Contents of Architecture." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33358.
Full textMaster of Architecture
Chisamore, Michael. "People, culture and architecture: a library for Washington D.C." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53440.
Full textMaster of Architecture
Hatch, Emily Elke. "Architecture and Information: Designing the San Diego Central Library." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1083765297.
Full textHatch, Emily. "Architecture and information designing the San Diego Central Library /." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=ucin1083765297.
Full textHe, Runfeng. "The Quiet Architecture." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/64166.
Full textMaster of Architecture
Leung, Chung-ping Louis, and 梁中平. "Hong Kong Central Library." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1995. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31982505.
Full textBrady, M. Susan. "Axis + elements: a library for Lexington, Virginia." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53057.
Full textMaster of Architecture
Kim, Myoungkeun 1973. "Visualizing communication : the changing medium of information in library." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/67747.
Full textSome ill. folded.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 75).
In the area of normal language, there is a ground language that makes abstract language possible. Likewise, the hypothesis in this project is that there are two systems of language in architecture. The language that has been employed in architecture most commonly has been abstract and undecipherable. It is one-way communication: information flows from architects to architecture, but not to users. However, if the notion of language is considered as a communicative tool, likewise architectural languages should embody two-way communication. But because in architecture there is no verbal equivalent of a ground language that makes abstract meaning possible, the language of my project must be visual and intuitive. I believe this direct visual language is the ground language in architecture. By visualizing the mechanisms of architecture, users would know what architecture is saying and might have opportunities to talk about it and actively participate in it. In this research, the mechanism of architecture to be communicated is the event taking place within the library itself: namely, it's own transition from the real to the virtual. A series of diagrams were generated at the beginning of project to understand library programs ever-changing along the development of technology. The overall process of this project consists of dominant two stages. The first stage is about hardware of building: structure, and the second stage is about software: SpaceModulator. At the fist stage, several building configurations were examined to maximize the impact of the visualization. The idea of flexibility was introduced to respond to the current issue of the library's "changing medium". At the second stage, SpatialModulators that control the overall architectural quality were generated. These include furniture and adjustable walls. These discreet objects are meant to reflect the over-arching ideas of the thesis: that is, to illustrate the inner condition of the library and describe the events in the "urban book shelf".
by Kim, Myoungkeun.
M.Arch.
Richter, Sarah Karin. "Grounding Architecture: Reading the Landscape." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/49021.
Full textMaster of Architecture
McCall, William Russell. "A new Library for Adairsville, Georgia." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/23372.
Full textBhatia, Neeraj 1980. "The infrastructural space of appearance : the re-formed public library." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/41566.
Full textThis electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
Vita.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-227).
This thesis examines the dilemma of the common object in a liberal pluralist society. Situating the arguments in Hannah Arendt's The Human Condition, the thesis investigates the notion of the Space of Appearance in the contemporary city as providing a common platform for exchange. This Space of Appearance is conceived of through the linking of two public and democratic infrastructures -- mass transport lines and the public library. By symbiotically linking the two infrastructures, a space for action and speech emerges that creates concern for the collective object, thereby affirming the reality provided by the public realm. Using Toronto, Ontario as a case study of multicultural pluralism, the thesis examines the location of Southern Ontario in North America as a precursor to Toronto's multicultural success. From here, the study zooms into a specific site in the center of Toronto entitled "CityPlace." CityPlace is an island formed and bounded through massive infrastructural separation, while simultaneously situated at the convergence of the city's flows. It is this "neither zone" of both Southern Ontario, and more locally, CityPlace that is believed to strengthen its ability to embrace pluralism. An urban design proposal for this foreign island of CityPlace investigates the common object in pluralism at the scale of the city. Lastly, this thesis investigates the common object in pluralism at the scale of architecture, namely the public library. through situating the discourse of the library in a historic lineage, the current dilemmas of library design are extracted. A new typology is developed which directly addresses these problems, the CityPlace island, and Arendt's notion of plurality.
(cont.) As the medium of library information increasingly changes to non-spatially bound forms, the primary role of the new typology is repositioned as its ability to provide a common meeting ground for the city. Through an investigation of pluralism, the thesis proposes an Infrastructural Space of Appearance that provides a collective platform for exchange at the scale of the city and building, in the liberal pluralist city of Toronto.
by Neeraj Bhatia.
S.M.
Liu, Chang M. Arch Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Library of wonder : the story of me, books, and libraries." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/108941.
Full textCataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-213).
In 2008, we tore all our books from the past three years into pieces. It was a celebration of graduating from high school and longing for a new life. Yes, we hated books. We were forced to stay in the classroom 10 hours every day, our eyes switching between books and the blackboard. We were filled with tasks from books. Directed by the running countdown on our blackboard, we were spurred on by those slogans surrounding us. Soon, we forgot how to read books and we forgot the joy of reading. Unfortunately, most of the libraries in China were designed to represent the sanctity of knowledge and the dignity of the nation, a clear a symbol of national pride and knowledge. We found ourselves too small to embrace it. The joyful experience we were after did not exist here. However, we did have some amazing discoveries when we escaped our classrooms of book-counting. A new world composed of three secret gardens was there waiting for us, as long as we had the patience to look for it. My thesis reads from Chinese gardens clues for the libraries of the future, and arrive on the principles to create a new kind of library, one that emphasizes personal emotions and experiences, forgets the authority of books and nations and blurs the boundary between story and reality. To read in the garden library is to simultaneously sense the physical surroundings with the body, observe the beautiful view with the eyes, and get carried away in a story unbounded by time and space. The library of the future will transcend its environment and present experiences as perception, perceptions as stories, and stories as experiences. Who knows what can come from such a playful practice of knowledge?
by Chang Liu.
M. Arch.
Magliozzi, Wendy. "A library as a temple." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53265.
Full textSheeleigh, Mark Robinson. "An idea for a library." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53273.
Full textMaster of Architecture
Silvis, Isabel Mariann. "Heuristic evaluation of the information architecture of academic library websites." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/63004.
Full textDissertation (MIS)--University of Pretoria, 2017.
Information Science
MIS
Unrestricted
Woodford, Samuel. "Preconception to participation : young people's experience of public library architecture." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2016. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/90682/.
Full textGutierrez, Jaclyn. "Urban Escape: Finding Moments of Respite in the Public Library." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1460653242.
Full textDe, Dios Bettina G. "Development of an object library for a design support system." Thesis, This resource online, 1990. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03242009-040459/.
Full textRosenthal-Mix, Michael. "The Immersive Media Library @ VCU." VCU Scholars Compass, 2015. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3855.
Full textMcLeod, John Huffman. "Ten Thoughts on Architecture." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36839.
Full textMaster of Architecture
Lincicum, Shirley J. "The American Public Library Building : A Social History and Feminist Critique." Oberlin College Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 1993. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1379332068.
Full textTan, Peck Yee. "The city as educator : design projections for a public library in Bangkok." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70189.
Full textIncludes bibliographical references (p. 48-49).
This thesis is an exploration of an architecture of relevance in the context of Bangkok, Thailand.The main concern behind this work is the disparity in values between ancient and modern models of society, and the need to forge a new paradigm that recognizes the necessity for change without losing the continuation of vital themes. The public library as an institution epitomizes this concern. It introduces concepts alien to the Thai model of the library, yet it is essential for the free access to information that a modernizing society needs. By attempting to understand the underlying structure of the city fabric, potential interpretations as yet unexploited can be accommodated, thus allowing for societal change within understandable and meaningful patterns. Six patterns are explored, and these are innovated on in the design section. The library thus challenges the conventional institution in terms of its programme of communication, its degree of insulation from the outside world, and the ease of access to its collections.
by Peck Yee Tan.
M.Arch.
Rosenstock, H. F. Tzviyah. "The book and the wall : the Isaac Bashevis Singer Memorial Archive Library." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69729.
Full textIncludes bibliographical references (p. 85-88).
The design of this library is based upon two architectural concepts: the concept of defensive architecture, which is the architectural response to perceived threat, and the concept of the building as metaphysical model of the universe, having domains of sacred and profane space. I have long been intrigued by defensive architecture, by the forms it generates in response to perceived threat. The towers, mask-like facades, and labyrinthine passageways remain intriguing long after the war is over. Castles and fortifications are the architectural manifestation of an abrupt discontinuity in the organization of space. A stark polarity is created, a partition between inside and out, ours and theirs, us and them. The stark form of a defensive structure derives enormous formal power from this conflict of opposites. Tamer, gentler forms of this concept may be found in the form of monasteries, and madrasas. These share the qualities of retreat and seclusion, but for a different purpose - to be able to concentrate better on learning, and/or prayer. Their seclusion from the outside world is not a hostile act but rather a desire to intensify their inner world of prayer and study. These building types share qualities of having walls which segregate opposing conditions, as in defensive architecture, but differ in that the thing being excluded from the protected domain are of a spiritual nature, rather than physical threats. Sacred space is a domain generated by an origin which marks a vertical break in space from the ordinary ...
by H.F. Tzviyah Rosenstock.
M.Arch.
Spears, Richard Wayne. "The Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library: A Manifestation of Political Rhetoric in Architectural Form." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1276976993.
Full textTaljaard, Louise. "Mapping the relationship between knowledge management and information architecture." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8072.
Full textThis dissertation defines knowledge in terms or traditional epistemological ideals and as a strategic resource. Knowledge management is defined in terms or the ability or organizations to manage knowledge as a strategic resource in order to gain all advantage from it. In the knowledge management framework, knowledge is presented as a continuum consisting of tacit, implicit and explicit knowledge. Tacit and implicit knowledge is managed through the acknowledgement of the social nature of knowledge. One method to achieve this is communities of practice. On the other end of the spectrum, explicit knowledge is very close in nature and character to information. Due to the expansion of available information resources the design and structure of information (explicit knowledge) for effective retrieval has become very important. Information architecture is a field that specializes in the design and structure of information for effective retrieval. Traditional information architecture tools such as metadata and subject classification address some of the issues, but experience difficulty in heterogeneous environments such as the Internet. Topic maps are considered as a possible solution to the concerns of metadata classification and subject based classification. Due to the extent and nature of the information recorded in a topic map, it becomes an information resource in itself. Topic maps also act as an enabling technology for knowledge management as it maps the complex relationships between concepts and include a range of information resources. The conclusion of this dissertation is the representation of a conceptual model based on the themes developed in this dissertation. The main advantage of the conceptual model is the clear and direct link between knowledge management and information architecture.
Short, Diana M. "Branded Library: Extending the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Through the Avondale Community." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1336682868.
Full textHaughey, Patrick David. "The archive on the hill : the Presidential Library and the architecture of American history." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/54551.
Full textCataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 545-560).
Presidential libraries are not really about presidents. Rather, presidential libraries define publics through the transformation of American history into images and ideas. The presidential library is a uniquely American institution where national history plays out in a mitigated exchange between the representation of memory and the record of political action. On the one hand, the presidential library is a peculiar type of museum and a place of commemoration whose purpose is to perpetuate an often-mythic memory of a singular figure-offering simultaneously the image of an idealized leader and a model for citizenship. On the other hand, its history describes a tenuous accountability between the potentially critical archive and an elusive public. The presidential libraries project a prophecy of historical exceptionalism into the future through the deployment of objects, images, and documents. They reveal how history is used to define American identity, how institutions of stewardship control access and present meaning, and how the contested ownership of history's objects over time transforms ideas of democratic judgment. Therefore, this dissertation examines how the place of the museum and the archive as repositories of national identity, the role of records preservation as a necessary facet of public judgment, and the contentious representations of prophetic heroism in American memory are brought together in the presidential library.
(cont.) From Franklin D. Roosevelt to Richard M. Nixon and beyond, the records and artifacts of presidential intent and institutional practice have been forced over time into an unstable relationship between an obligation to public education as an essential feature of democratic idealism and a belief in the benevolent power of history to hold sway over a singular national future.
by Patrick David Haughey.
Ph.D.
Barlow, Rachael Elizabeth. "Stakes in the stacks library buildings and librarians' professional identities /." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2008. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3331265.
Full textTitle from PDF t.p. (viewed on Jul 23, 2009). Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-11, Section: A, page: 4511. Adviser: Thomas F. Gieryn.
Wong, Wai-leung Danny, and 黃偉良. "Hong Kong Central Library: a place of action and reflection." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31984277.
Full textGary, Aaron Eugene. "Temporal and Material Layers: A Library for Pulaski, Virginia." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33892.
Full textMaster of Architecture