CIRCULATION PATH ANALYSIS IN NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRAN

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BEHPOOR BAVAND; SIAMAK MARZIEH

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Journal: LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE Year:2013 | Volume:16 | Issue:1 (61) Page(s): 167-188

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CIRCULATION PATH ANALYSIS IN NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRAN

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BEHPOOR BAVAND | SIAMAK MARZIEH | Issue Writer Certificate

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NATIONAL LIBRARY CIRCULATION PATH ANALYSISQ3

ARCHITECTURAL PROGRAMMINGQ2

ARCHITECTUREQ2

SYSTEMATIC OBSERVATIONQ2

DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATIONQ2

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Purpose The article analyzes the architectural design of National Library of Iran with respect to its circulation paths in order to determine how the organization of circulation can affect the time needed for reching different parts of a library.Methdology: The findings are generated mostly through field study relying on methods of information gathering classified by Roger G. Hershberger as DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION, Walk-Through, Space Inventory, Trace Observation, Behavioral Mapping and SYSTEMATIC OBSERVATION. Part of the data extracted from architectural maps using AutoCAD program and mathematically analyzed using excel software. The final data is presented in form of charts and tables. Statistical population consists of an equal number of users of the library in each sex group and the data is gathered at two different times of the year (summer and autumn).Findings: The main circulation centers of the library were identified. The interviewees were asked after their visit to describe their path within the building and how they had moved between such centers. The number of mtimes each path was used was thus determined. Using the architectural plan of the building the distances between different circulation centers and hence, the time spent for such movement, were calculated. The variation of the final data determines whether there is a meaningful relation between the architecrural design and the actual circulation.Conclusion: In an ideal architectural design, particularly in the case of buildings with important functions, an inflexible ARCHITECTURE and a great number of users, there must be a meaningful relationship between the number of visits and the length of a circulation path. The method proposed in this article might help evaluate such a relationship. The Nationa Library of Iran seems to be far from such a standard.Orginality / value: The results of the study not only can help evaluate the efficiency of the architectural design of the National Library, rather suggest a method for evaluating the architectural design of existing buildings proposing a ciriterion for design of buildings where circulation is a major concern.

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BEHPOOR, BAVAND, & SIAMAK, MARZIEH. (2013). CIRCULATION PATH ANALYSIS IN NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRAN. LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE, 16(1 (61)), 167-188. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/102496/en

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BEHPOOR BAVAND, SIAMAK MARZIEH. CIRCULATION PATH ANALYSIS IN NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRAN. LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE[Internet]. 2013;16(1 (61)):167-188. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/102496/en

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BAVAND BEHPOOR, and MARZIEH SIAMAK, “CIRCULATION PATH ANALYSIS IN NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRAN,” LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE, vol. 16, no. 1 (61), pp. 167–188, 2013, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/102496/en

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