In quest of an ideal library environment: the case of the main library, the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad

Abstract

The background to the need for attention to library environment in terms of conservation, disaster planning and external environmental factors is explained. Measures adopted at the UWI Trinidad are discussed in relation to operation and maintenance of buildings and physical plant and the activities of an environmental unit. A workplace evaluation project is described and discussed and factors relating to air conditioning are examined.

Citation

Clarke, R. (2002), "In quest of an ideal library environment: the case of the main library, the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad", Library Review, Vol. 51 No. 6, pp. 287-292. https://doi.org/10.1108/00242530210434028