International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development-– Volume2 Issue 2, Mar –Apr 2019 Available at www.ijsred.com ISSN : 2581-7175 ©IJSRED: All Rights are Reserved Page 593 * Hisham Lababneh ** Dr.Hisham Bin Omer *** Prof.Ts.Dr.Marzoke Ibrahim **** Salem Alqamaz ***** Tawfeeq Awawdeh (Faculty of innovative design & technology, University Sultan Zainal Abidin 21300 Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia ----------------------------------------************************---------------------------------- Abstract: Recent trends in the design and renovation of libraries concentrate principally on the library as place and as a social space, how do university students currently use the library? Do students primarily use the library to gather and interact, or are they using it to learn as in the suggestive traditional role of the library? How can students’ preferences for an ideal interior learning space be integrated into the design of a library to better support a learning environment? A case study of the main library at a University Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) was used to examine these research questions. A student survey was used to engage users of the space and recognize how they use the library. The analysis from this quantitative method approach was used to reveal how students use the study spaces in the library and how the interior spaces of the university library can be designed to respond to student behaviors and preferences. Student survey results revealed that students value the library and use the library as a study space. The most significant finding was that 82.28% of survey respondents stated the main reason they choose to study at the library is for quiet study space. This finding is in opposition to the literature on the library as a social space. While we are designing libraries to foster collaboration, we must also maintain the notion that libraries should provide patrons with a welcoming and comfortable quiet study environment that promotes prolonged use. Keywords — Users Preferences, Current Use, Third Place, Interior design, Library Environment. ----------------------------------------************************---------------------------------- I. INTRODUCTION Information about final paper submission is available from the conference website. In the last five years, it was found that traditional library services have decreased and libraries have evolved from a place to study and borrow material, to a place of social learning, however more and more libraries are sacrificing their bookshelves to make way for infrastructure and interior design elements to invite these changing needs and activities, Areas being developed include collaborative work areas, meeting rooms, technology booths and relaxing lounge areas with coffee facilities. [1] and [2] Moreover, the academic libraries internationally, as well as locally and regionally, have gone through some form of transformation of Student Preferences and Current Usage in Interior Environment of the Library: A Case Study at a Malaysian University RESEARCH ARTICLE OPEN ACCESS