In home and personal applications, bookshelves integrated with smart management software have emerged. For example, the "Family Study" app allows for quick entry and management of family book collections by scanning book barcodes. In public cultural spaces, bookshelves are deeply integrated with architecture and the environment, creating new reading spaces, such as the "Natural Book House" built against a mountain in Lingchuan, Shanxi, where the sloping roof is combined with load-bearing walls that serve as bookshelves.
In the modernization of libraries, smart bookshelves are becoming increasingly common. For instance, the smart bookshelves in the Xiuzhou District Library of Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, possess precise book location and navigation functions; simultaneously, the bookshelf layout breaks away from the traditional horizontal and vertical lines, incorporating irregularly shaped spatial designs based on the library's streamlined environment.
