Aptauja ilgs līdz 23. oktobrim.
Norms of the Material and Technical Basis of LibrariesIssued pursuant to Section 18 I. General Provisions1. These Regulations prescribe the norms of the material and technical basis of libraries, which are to be applied taking into account the direction of operation of a relevant library. 2. The conformity of a library to the requirements of these norms shall be specified during the library accreditation process. II. Library Buildings3. Libraries shall be housed in buildings that have been designed and constructed in accordance with the requirements of the regulatory enactments regulating construction. 4. Library buildings, as well as library premises in buildings used for other purposes shall be designed in accordance with the requirements of Latvian Construction Standard LBN 208-00 "Public Buildings and Structures" and LBN 201-96 "Fire Safety Norms". 5. An entry of a library building shall be equipped with ramps, hoists or lifts which ensure access to the buildings for persons with restricted functional abilities. If libraries are housed on the second floor of a building or higher, such libraries shall be equipped with lifts for the transportation of people and cargo. 6. Engineering equipment and security systems shall be provided for in library buildings in accordance with construction standards and other regulatory enactments. III. Library Premises, Equipment, Security Systems and other Property7. Library premises shall functionally consist of a user area (premises where services are provided to library users), an area of administrative premises and an area of storage premises. 8. A user area shall include premises for the provision of information, the lending and reading of printed works and other documents. 9. An area of administration premises shall include premises for a library administration, librarians and a maintenance staff. 10. An area of storage premises shall include premises for the housing of a library collection. 11. Toilets and other sanitary premises shall not be located in the direct proximity of a user area and an area of storage premises. 12. A relevant library shall independently determine the types of premises necessary for the operation thereof in a user area, an area of administrative premises and an area of storage premises. 13. General artificial lighting shall be installed in library premises. The optimum level of artificial lighting is specified in Annex 1 of these Regulations. 14. The optimum microclimate in library premises is specified in Annex 2 of these Regulations. 15. The minimum required number of user places is specified in Annex 3 of these Regulations. 16. The minimum basic area required for the servicing of library users for the types of premises existing in a relevant library is specified in Annex 4 of these Regulations. 17. The optimum height of stacks and the distance between stacks in a user area are specified in Annex 5 of these Regulations. 18. The minimum basic area required for the servicing of children for the types of premises existing in a relevant library is specified in Annex 6 of these Regulations. 19. The minimum basic area required for storage sites for the types of documents existing in a relevant library is specified in Annex 7 of these Regulations. 20. The minimum basic area required for library employees for the types of premises existing in a relevant library is specified in Annex 8 of these Regulations. 21. The minimum basic area for auxiliary rooms for the types of premises existing in a relevant library is specified in Annex 9 of these Regulations. 22. The following equipment and other property shall be utilised in libraries in accordance with the direction of operation thereof: 22.1. stacks, bookcases and stands for the housing of books and other documents; 22.2. tables, chairs and soft inventory; 22.3. computer hardware; 22.4. phones, faxes and other record-keeping equipment; 22.5. copying equipment; 22.6. book repair and restoration equipment; 22.7. radio-broadcast receivers, audio-video recorders and reproducers, and television receivers; 22.8. back-projectors, video projectors, overhead projectors; 22.9. household materials and office supplies; and 22.10. other equipment and property necessary for the operation of a library. 23. Library fire detecting, fire extinguishing, protective signalling and emergency alarm systems shall be installed and exploited in accordance with the procedures specified by regulatory enactments. IV. Closing Provisions24. These Regulations shall come into force on 1 January 2002. 25. The requirements of these Regulations shall come into force on 1 January 2005 for the libraries that are not built anew, reconstructed or renovated. Prime Minister A. Bērziņš Minister for Culture K. Pētersone
Annex 1 Optimum Level of Artificial Lighting in Library Premises
Minister for Culture K. Pētersone
Annex 2 Optimum Microclimate in Library Premises
Minister for Culture K. Pētersone
Annex 3 Minimum Required Number of User Places in Libraries
Minister for Culture K. Pētersone
Annex 4 Minimum Basic Area Required for Servicing Library Users
Minister for Culture K. Pētersone
Annex 5 Optimum Height of Stacks and the Distance between Stacks in the User Area
Minister for Culture K. Pētersone
Annex 6 Minimum Basic Area Required for the Servicing of Children
Minister for Culture K. Pētersone
Annex 7 Minimum Basic Area Required for Storage Sites
Minister for Culture K. Pētersone
Annex 8 Minimum Basic Area Required for Library Employees
Minister for Culture K. Pētersone
Annex 9 Minimum Basic Area of Auxiliary Rooms
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Title: Bibliotēku materiālā un tehniskā pamata normatīvi
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