Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to reflect on the financial advantages and disadvantages of deferring a building renovation project. Design/methodology/approach – This is a viewpoint paper in which the author attempts to see past her department's inconveniences. Findings – Postponing...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer advice, in the interest of preventing expensive mistakes, about certain aspects of library building projects. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a list of avoidable errors made during real library construction or renovation...