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Libraly Journal ›› 2025, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (411): 113-121.

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Promoting High-Quality Development of New Reading Spaceby Standardization: Introduction to the Group Standard Guidelines for Construction Services and Management of New Reading Spaces

Cui Zheyuan1 , Zhou Xiaoyi2(1 Shanghai Jiading Library; 2 School of Economics and Management, East China Normal University)   

  • Online:2025-08-15 Published:2025-08-11
  • About author:Cui Zheyuan1 , Zhou Xiaoyi2(1 Shanghai Jiading Library; 2 School of Economics and Management, East China Normal University)

Abstract:

Guidelines for Construction Services and Management of New Reading Spaces (T / SLA 0022025) is a group standard formulated by the Shanghai Library Association, aiming to solve the problemsof random site selection and uneven service quality through a scientific and standardized framework. Thestandard covers the whole life cycle of site selection, service provision, operation and management, andsupervision and assessment, with the core content including the layout of “15-minute community lifecircle”, multi-industry integration services, integration of the main branch library system, collaborativeparticipation of social forces, and professional management mechanism. Its innovative value lies inbreaking the boundaries of traditional library services, promoting the sinking of cultural resources, andenhancing the equality and quality of public cultural services through the five features including directaccess to the grassroots, characteristic leadership, active space, professional guarantee and socialsynergy. In order to ensure the effective implementation of the standards, it is recommended that thepublicity and promotion of the standards be strengthened, excellent space models be established, localizedimplementation be combined with regional characteristics, and the resource allocation and assessmentmechanism be optimized, so as to comprehensively promote the high-quality development of the newreading space, and to provide a replicable “Shanghai model” for the deepening of reading for all.