一個圖書館的建立與發展，與社會需要以及資訊科技的進步，息息相關。昔日建構的圖書館，歷經漫長歲月之後，可能因為需要修繕老舊的裝潢、因應增購安置資訊科技設備之需、以及轉化為易用友善的圖書館環境之發展趨勢等新時代的需求，而必要翻修改善。此外，也可能為了拓展新服務或解決空間問題而必要增建新館。不論是更新內部裝潢設備或建設新館，都必要考量新資訊時代的科技條件、豐富多元的資訊資源、以及使用者因此而生的新需求，故涉及較昔日遠為複雜的規劃設計內涵與流程。本文針對新世代圖書館的發展，透過文獻探討與彙整參訪先進的數位圖書館之見聞，希望能夠比較完整地呈現出現代化圖書館在空間利用上的轉變與發展的趨勢、以及建設一個新世代圖書館必要的規劃經營內涵，並提出有關實務上的措施對策之建議，希望有助於國內圖書館之空間利用改造與轉型。

The construction and development of a library is closely related with the needs of our society and the available information technologies. For most libraries, when years passed after they had been built, library managers may have to consider remodeling and interior renovation to meet the new space needs for installing high-technology facilities, or to develop a friendly environment for library users so as to commit to the trends of the new information era. For some institutions, they might even take the solution of building a new library to expand their services or to solve the space problem. While considering incorporating new information technology into library services, in addition, providing suitable facilities and a wealth of information resources for library users, we should understand that the planning and workflow of doing so now are far more complicated than before. Through literature review and visits of new digital libraries, the author tried to describe the transformation of the use of library space in accommodation to the development trends toward a high-technology information commons and, to shape a sound strategic planning and the associated management considerations for the construction of a high-technology and information-rich library. It is hoped that there will be more of such great scale renovation or high-technology libraries initiated in Taiwan in the near future to benefit citizens and university communities in long term.