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Australian prison libraries : minimum standard guidelines
Australian Library and Information Association
ISBN 0 86804 449 0
Canberra: Australian Library and Information Association, 1990
Appendix II : Schedule of accommodation
| Space | Standard | Example: Requirements for a 351-550 population institution | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelving | Tables | Seating | Area | ||
| Service area | Minimum 9m2 | Service Desk | 2 | 9m2 | |
| Workroom/office | Allow 9m2 for each member of staff present at any one time | As much as possible. Outsize type | Worktop desk | 3 | 18m2 |
| Lending Library | Allow 1m2 per 100 books to be shelved | 120m run | 4 | 37m2 | |
| Reading area | Allow 2.5m2 for each seat | 15m run of periodical slopes | 1 low | 6 | 15m2 |
| Reference or Study area | Allow 3m2 for each seat | 5m run | 4 | 4 | 12m2 |
| Store | Minimum 2m2 | 2m2 | |||
| Total | 93m2 | ||||
| Allow 10% balance area | 9m2 | ||||
| Total | 102m2 | ||||