Evolution of Requirements for Library Interior Design in the Context of Digitalisation, Reflecting Public Opinion

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to determine the evolution of requirements for library interior design under the influence of digitalisation, taking into account the public’s attitude to the role and functions of libraries in the modern world. The research methods are based on a systematic approach to analysing the impact of innovative services on library interior design and public opinion about the role and status of libraries in the information society. It is shown that positive attitudes towards libraries are influenced by the quality of service and the relevance of the information services package, which, in turn, are associated with the functionality of the workspace planning and the library interior design. The survey revealed the public’s requirements for library interior design. The trends in the evolution of library interior design are analysed, taking into account the impact of digitalisation of information services on its requirements. Scientific novelty. The article demonstrates the relationship between the relevance of the package of information library services, the functionality of interior design, and the public positive attitude towards visiting libraries. The evolution of requirements for library interior design is characterised by a list of requirements generated by innovative services and refined by the results of a sociological survey on public attitudes to the functions of modern libraries. Conclusions. The study identified possible trajectories of sustainable development of libraries in the context of digitalisation, when libraries lose their monopoly on access to knowledge. The features of implementing the concept of «well-being of presence» in the design of library interiors using multisensory interaction of light, heat, acoustic, and olfactory environments are considered. It is shown that the implementation of this concept in the practice of managing the functioning of a modern library is based on a combination of architectural and design solutions with distributed «cloud» means of monitoring and managing the «well-being of the presence environment».