Identification of Requirement for a University Library Building

Abstract

The central library is the main focal point of a university. Most universities may have developed from campuses that had functioned as technical or affiliated colleges or may be in the planning stage of an entirely new university to be set up. In both cases identification of functions and space required for different components of the library become the responsibility of the librarian. When the architects plan the layout and while the quantity surveyors the cost involved, they will depend on the librarian for the requirements. This paper facilitates on the issues that surface and some strategies that have to be adopted by the librarian when identifying the requirements for implementation in a university library building.