Introduction: Functions and Forms
Unit 1. Function / Mission, People, and Places
1. British Library / Jane Carr
2. Constructing the New Shanghai Library / Wu Jianzhong
3. San Antonio Public Library / Craig Zapatos
4. Construction of the New Peking University Library / Zhu Qiang
Unit 2. Form / Arranging Services in Space
5. Johnson Center Library at George Mason University / Charlene Hurt
6. NewsWare: Integrating Mass Communications and Library Resources / T. D. Webb
7. Library Services at California State University, Monterey Bay / John Ober
8. IUPUI University Library: A Library for the 21st Century / Barbara B. Fischler
Unit 3. Style / Architects and Builder-Librarians
9. New Central Library for Phoenix / Ralph M. Edwards
10. Academic Library in the 21st Century: Partner in Education / Geoffrey T. Freeman
11. Walsh Library, Seton Hall University / Anita L. Talar
Unit 4. Significance / Symbols and Emblems
12. Bibliotheque Francois Mitterrand, of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France: Books, Information, and Monuments / Jack Kessler
13. Bibliotheque Nationale de France: A National Library for the 21st Century / Daniel Renoult and Jack Kessler
Conclusion: Rational Space.