TY - JOUR AB - The most obvious symptom of the most obvious trend in the building of new libraries is the fact that, as yet, no spade has entered the ground of the site on Euston Road, London, upon which the new building for the British Library Reference Division has to be erected. Some twenty years of continued negotiation and discussion finally resulted in the choice of this site. The UK and much more of the world awaits with anticipation what could and should be the major building library of the twentieth century. The planning and design of a library building, however large or small, is, relatively speaking, a major operation, and deserves time, care and patience if the best results are to be produced. VL - 27 IS - 2 SN - 0024-2535 DO - 10.1108/eb020924 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb020924 PY - 1978 Y1 - 1978/01/01 TI - Library Review Volume 27 Issue 2 T2 - Library Review PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 75 EP - 131 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -