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Meeting Room:

               Office room for conducting meetings in the hub.

               Furniture  includes  a  large  table  of  minimum  8

               seating capacity,  storage, provision  for projector
               and screen.

               A minimum of 1.2 m between table and wall is
                                                                    Fig 55. Meeting room standards
               required.
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               6.2.  Library/Archive

               A  library  should  have  enough  space  to

               accommodate  books,  computers  with  access  to
               internet and global resources and data bases.

               Spaces  include  reading  area,  computer  desks,

               librarian’s  and  other  admin  office,  discussion

               room, reception, lounge area, book issue, check-in   Fig 56. Functional Scheme

               and check-out kiosks, storage stacks, restoration,

               and maintenance room.



               Reading/Working Space:
               The  space  should  be  adequately  lit  with  natural

               lighting.

               The minimum height should be of 2.4 m

               A  minimum  of  1.2  m  should  be  provided  for    Fig 57. Minimum widths in reading area

               circulation.
               An area of 2.5 sqm should be provided per person.


               Individual  private terminals  can be provided  for   Fig 58. Space required for computer terminals
               computers.



               Book Stack/Storage:

               Each book rack is a minimum width of 2 m and

               height 2.2 m to hold 700-750 volumes.
                                                                    Fig 59. Book stack height for different age groups

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