Michel Duchein 
Archive Buildings and Equipment [PDF ebook] 

Frontmatter — Table of contents — List of Illustrations — FOREWORD — INTRODUCTION — TRANSLATOR’S NOTE — PART ONE. DEFINITION OF AN ARCHIVE BUILDING THE ARCHITECTURAL BRIEF BASIC OPTIONS OVERALL PLAN — CHAPTER ONE. Basic Definitions — CHAPTER TWO. DRAWING UP AN ARCHITECTURAL BRIEF. THE ROLES OF THE ARCHIVIST AND THE ARCHITECT — CHAPTER THREE. THE BASIC CHOICE: A NEW BUILDING OR THE ADAPTATION OF AN EXISTING ONE — CHAPTER FOUR. THE SITE AND LAYOUT — PART TWO. THE FEATURES OF A TYPICAL ARCHIVE BUILDING — CHAPTER FIVE. THE OVERALL PLAN, ACCESS AND PARKING FACILITIES — CHAPTER SIX. STRONGROOMS: CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT — CHAPTER SEVEN. WORK-AREAS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC: WORKSHOPS AND OFFICES — CHAPTER EIGHT. AREAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC — CHAPTER NINE. STAFF ACCOMMODATION — CHAPTER TEN. GENERAL TECHNICAL ARRANGEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT — PART THREE. TWO SPECIAL SUBJECTS — CHAPTER ELEVEN. RECORDS CENTRES OR INTERMEDIATE REPOSITORIES — CHAPTER TWELVE. ARCHIVE BUILDINGS IN TROPICAL COUNTRIES — APPENDICES — APPENDIX 1. SUMMARY OF THE MAIN DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR ARCHIVE BUILDINGS — APPENDIX 2. MODEL BRIEF FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF DÉPARTEMENTAL ARCHIVES IN FRANCE — SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY — Index — Illustrations