Library space planning: A participatory action research approach

Electronic Library

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 669-681

  Somerville, Mary M ^a   Brown Sica, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Charette; Collaboration; Design; Library facilities; Participatory action research

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055087960     PISSN: 02640473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02640471111177099     Document Type: Article

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