Library Logic
This destination is where people may arrange to borrow materials, return materials, and usually the place to request reserved items.
What is CIRCULATION DESK
The rows of shelves on which the books or journals are kept.
What are STACKS?
This document lists specific products, finishes, and model numbers for a project.
What is a spec sheet?
A "standard" height table is how many inches from the floor to the underside?
What is "29"?
The "ADA" in design refers to this.
A public service counter where professional librarians provide library users with direction to library materials, advice on library collections and services, and expertise on multiple kinds of information from multiple sources.
What is REFERENCE DESK
A group of stacks is referred to as a ______
A finish known for durability, used often on public countertops and work surfaces.
What is high-pressure laminate?
Sometimes referred to as "bar height", what type of table is 42" H?
What is a cafe table?
This term describes a plan view drawing that shows the layout of a space from above.
What is a floor plan?
This type of seating offers privacy and focus, often with side panels or "hoods", and is increasingly popular in modern libraries.
What is a study pod or privacy chair?
This standard dictates the minimum aisle width for wheelchair access between stacks.
What is 36 inches (or What is ADA-compliant aisle width)?
This rating ensures fabrics meets minimum durability standards for high-traffic areas.
What is the double rub count?
What is counter?
This visual design principle relates to how elements are sized relative to one another and the human body.
What is scale and proportion?
This relates the number of library materials lent compared to it's collection.
What is CIRCULATION
The vertical supports of a shelving unit are called these.
What are uprights or end panels?
This term refers to furnishings that are installed and not movable.
What is millwork?
This type of table has built-in casters and a flip mechanism, making it easy to move & store.
What is a flip-top or nesting table?
The acronym VOC, important in interior design specs, stands for this.
What is Volatile Organic Compounds?
The term for flexible areas in libraries that support hands-on, creative activities, often equipped with 3D printers, sewing machines, and digital tools.
What is a maker space?
This is the standard depth of a typical library shelf used for books.
What is 10 inches?
The process of reviewing design submissions for budget, function, and standards.
What is value engineering?
Tables with this kind of base are common in cafeterias and libraries for their clean, central support and legroom.
What is a pedestal base?
This term describes the relationship between human dimensions and furnishings or spaces.
What is ergonomics?