Traces the recent history of libraries and mentions loss of status, insufficient funds, insufficient evaluation methods, and unspecified goals as major contributors to contemporary management problems. Also outlined is a management strategy, which includes public relations, long-range and short-range goals, and budget and financing. (JVP)

The concept of a self-renewing library (a library of limited size in which, beyond a certain point, material would be reduced at a rate related to the rate of acquisitions) is described as a possible solution to meet Britain's future needs for university library development. Reactions to and problems with implementing such libraries are discussed.…

Information and suggestions for developing a vocational agriculture facility. A Vocational Agricultural Building Floor Plan (three man department) is included. (HD)

Suggestions are presented for designing indoor and outdoor tennis facilities that will inhibit vandalism. Recommendations include using high-quality materials that will be difficult to damage, adopting and posting rules for court use, and constructing self-contained power sources. (CB)

The Campbell County Parks and Recreation Department discovered that higher costs, more details, insurance difficulties, and longer construction periods were the rule when a water slide was planned and constructed. The project is described. (MT)

Briefly describes the design for Cantrakon (Canadian Training and Conference Centre) being built for $8 million by Mont Ste-Marie Ltd. to provide first-class conference facilities to attract Canadian government and industry and also international conferences. (JT)

This report presents discussion from the 2000 Delaware Policy Forum "Planning Delaware's School Needs: Issues of Location, Design, and Infrastructure," which was held October 12, 2000, in Wyoming, Delaware. The forum brought together representatives of state agencies, including people from the Department of Transportation, the Department…

To avoid understating needs when planning a training center, the article suggests a step-by-step procedure from studying the number of students served for the past two years to arriving at a total dollar estimate. (AG)

Libraries can serve many functions, and the type of library best for a particular school depends on how the library corresponds to the educational curriculum. (Author/MF)

How one planning team solved the problem of getting the utmost out of the square footage and the budget provided for teaching spaces in a medical school. (Author)

Examining the changes occurring in the nation's colleges and universities over the past quarter of a century, the author finds higher education in a crisis that will have deep significance for the academic planner. (Author)

Furniture and furnishings are rapidly losing their institutional look. (Editor)

Mount Holyoke College's art center is designed and built to serve for a century. (Editor)