| Title |
A Study on Composition of User-Centered Space in Community Library - Focused on Community Libraries in the United States and Britain - |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.14774/JKIID.2018.27.3.062 |
| Keywords |
Community Library ; Composition of User-centered Space ; Architectural Characteristics ; Community Revitalization |
| Abstract |
The rapid development of information technology makes people's lifestyles constantly changing, bringing great changes to the library building. As a product of the development of public libraries, community libraries have an important impact on community cohesion and revitalization through providing targeted learning and leisure services to residents. Under the trend of social and community development, the community library's user-centered space must adapt to the diverse needs of community users and make the self-improvement. First of all, this study summarizes the concept of community and community libraries through literature review, and then make a theoretical investigation on the composition of user-centered space. Finally this study bases on the cases of community library buildings in the United States and Britain, and initially explores the composition of user-centered space in these libraries, and then analyzes and summarizes the architectural characteristics of it. Exploring how community can be activated and cohesive through community libraries user-centered space. Hope that this study can provide some reference to the contemporary community library design. |