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An Integrated Approach to the Spatial Configuration of Public Libraries: Focusing on the User-Librarian-Service Relationship
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Seungmin Lee
- ableman@cau.ac.kr
Abstract
The space composition of public libraries is a complex structure that operates within multilayered interactions among users, librarians, and services, going far beyond simple architectural arrangement. However, many public libraries in Korea currently face issues such as fragmented spaces, limited visibility, inefficient librarian workflows, and disrupted service delivery, largely due to remodeling projects that fail to reflect on-site operations. To address these challenges, this study proposes a public library space factor model and key considerations that can connect user spaces, librarian spaces, and service spaces. This model is designed to ensure functional continuity and operational efficiency through the interaction of these three core spatial components. It is expected that this model will offer a new direction for shifting public library space design from currently driven by architects’ perspectives or policy departments’ focus on visible outcomes to toward an approach centered on librarians’ practical work and the fundamental functions and roles of the library.
- keywords
- Public Library, Space Configuration, Space Planning, Library Spatial Flow
- Received
- 2025-12-02
- Accepted
- 2025-12-10
- Published
- 2025-12-30
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