1, science and technology is an important driving force to promote the progress of the library. Every morphological change of the library is accompanied by the development of science and technology, just as the appearance of computers has promoted the transformation from traditional libraries to modern libraries, and the development of the Internet has promoted the transformation from modern libraries to digital libraries. The development of the Internet of Things, the popularity of smart devices and the arrival of the era of big data are all important technical backgrounds for the emergence of smart libraries.

2. The emergence of anything new has its unique cultural background, and the library is no exception.

3. Social background refers to the social environment in which the library is located.