Conceptual principles of the planning of modern public libraries

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Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Conceptual principles of the planning of modern public libraries
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In the Journal:
LIBER quarterly, 2004, 14, 2, 1-10
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Architektūra / Architecture; Bibliotekos / Libraries.
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ENOver the last decades scientific progress has inspired not only major technological but most of the social and cultural changes as well. The information society of new quality has been developed. It could be characterised by the rapid growth of the amount and variety of information, development of the conception of information as a commodity, formation of knowledge and information industry, development of the information and communication technology, the impact of information and its technologies on all spheres of life including the nature of learning and work as well as on the style of everyday life. Today the character of activities and architectural solutions of traditional libraries do not answer the needs of modern information society and particularly its needs on information provision. There is a great lack of modern libraries in Lithuania, the state that fourteen years ago has restored its independence. After some years of deep business depression and crisis following the change from a totalitarian regime into a market economy there can be mentioned some positive moves. The last years of significant rise of state economy has allowed development of the policy of Library Renaissance in Lithuania. In 2002 the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture has approved the "Library renovation and modernization plan for 2003–2013", which includes the building of 4 new and wide-ranging reconstruction of 5 public library buildings, as well as smaller reconstruction and renovation of several public libraries in the state. Lithuanian librarians and architects have started to discuss what the modern library building should be. Therefore has been organized at the Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) a group of architects and librarians led by Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) professor of architecture, K.Jakovlevas–Mateckis.The co-authors of this article: architect and librarian Mrs.Lina Kostinaitė, and library director of the Klaipéda University mentioned as the most active members of this group. The group analysed the development of Lithuanian libraries and did sociological research on main factors influencing library architecture solutions to develop conceptual principles of modern library buildings. On the basis of the developed conceptual principles a pilot project of a modern regional public library has been made. For wider discussions on these developments the conference at the Kaunas Technology University has been organized on February of 2003 (Šiuolaikinės, 2003 ). For the first time in Lithuania leading architects and librarians met and discussed together. The participation of Ms. Ewa Kobierska-Maciuscko, director of the Warszawa University Library, member of the Expert Committee of the LIBER Architecture Group, was very important for this conference. She presented the LIBER organization and its activity on library architecture to Lithuanian architects and librarians, evaluated Ms. Kostinaite's pilot project and research developments of the above-mentioned group. The main purpose of this article is to analyse some aspects of modern public library performance and its architecture, to highlight the main factors influencing its architecture and to present some conceptual suggestions for the planning of these types of libraries.

DOI:
10.18352/lq.7767
ISSN:
2213-056X
Subject area:
Menotyra / Arts
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