Acces Audit Stornoway Public Library

HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITYInclusive Environmental Access and Design CourseModule 5Stornoway Public libraryStornowayIsle of LewisAccess Audit ReportCarried out byJoseph Thomas1ContentsIntroduction 1External Environment and Approach 2Main Entrance and Reception 3Horizontal Circulation 4Vertical Circulation 5W.C Facilities 6Coffee Shop 7Audit Summary 8Recommendations 9References 10Legislative Context 11Appendix A (Photographs) 121. IntroductionThis audit is being carried out as an exercise for module 5 of the Heriot-Watt University access course.This is a report of an Access Audit of the Stornoway Public Libraryconducted by Joseph Thomas. BS8300 standards will used for this audit.The Stornoway public library is situated on Cromwell Street in the towncentre, and the library was opened in March 1999 in what was previously alarge retail premises.2The building comprises of three floors of which the ground floor is themain area used by the general public, it comprise of a reception, lendingsections, reference sections, there are three quiet study areas, andcomputer terminals for Internet access.The reception, coffee shop, public toilets and a small seated area wheremembers of the public can relax and read the daily newspapers or aselection of magazines and periodicals, are located close to the mainentrance, with the main lending library and the children’s sectionoccupying the central area of the ground floor, with the referencesection, study ...