BUILDING THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATION THROUGH LEGAL DEPOSIT IN TIMES OF RAPID CLIMATE CHANGE: THE STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF MSUNDUZI MUNICIPAL LIBRARY BUILDING
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https://doi.org/10.25159/0027-2639/1033Keywords:
Library buildings, legal depositories, climate changeAbstract
This article examines the structural design of a legal depository as the building is the cultural materials’ main line of defence against drastic changes in climate. A conceptual framework using the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Standard (11799:2003) for ‘Information and documentation – Document storage requirements for archive and library materials’, and the Society of American Archivists (SAA 2008) ‘Guidelines for archivists, librarians, architects, and engineers’ were used to examine the different building facets of the Msunduzi Municipal Library, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Using a three-phased approach, quantitative and qualitative methods and tools were used to collect data over a period of time. As a way forward, the study recommends the adaption of various elements of the building in order to moderate and prevent further damage of the building and the documentary heritage.
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Accepted 2016-11-04
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