This edited collection presents insightful, praxis-driven research on how libraries are responding to evolving trends in information and library sciences.
The authors-experts from the fields of library and information science as well as related disciplines including sociology and communication technologies-examine key issues facing libraries, including budget constraints and resource allocation, changing user expectations, and emerging technologies. Utilizing a range of methodologies, including qualitative, mixed-method, and quantitative approaches, contributors demystify the challenges facing modern libraries and offer practical solutions to help libraries thrive in a world of constant disruption.
This book explores how libraries are adapting to evolving trends in information science, addressing challenges such as budget constraints, changing user expectations, and emerging technologies, while offering practical solutions for navigating these disruptions.
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This book is a timely and insightful exploration of how libraries are evolving in the digital age. With diverse global perspectives, the contributors unpack emerging trends, technologies, and challenges shaping the future of information services. A must-read for librarians, researchers, and policymakers. * Tshepho Mosweu, University of Botswana *
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This book explores how libraries are adapting to evolving trends in information science, addressing challenges such as budget constraints, changing user expectations, and emerging technologies, while offering practical solutions for navigating these disruptions.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Muhammad Rafiq
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Role of Libraries for the Implementation of Open Science in Latin
America: Analysis and Recommendations by Juan Miguel Palma Peña
Chapter 2: Mediations in the Federal Public Ministry Library Network:
Challenges and Practices by Hellen Bianca Araújo Periani
Chapter 3: Humanoid Robots and Reference Service Delivery in Academic
Libraries: A Global Review of Literature by Musediq Tunji Bashorun, Bolaji
David Oladokun, Magnus Osahon Igbinovia
Chapter 4: Integration of New Technologies into Future African University
Libraries by Rexwhite Tega Enakrire, Madeleine C. Fombad, Morodi Lebogang
Chapter 5: Mapping of Scholarly Literature on Covid-19 and Libraries by Ikram
Ul Haq
Chapter 6: Preparedness of Librarians Towards the Emergence of Artificial
Intelligence (AI) in Academic Libraries in Africa: A Systematic Mapping
Review by Emmanuel Kolawole Adefila
Chapter 7: The Implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning System in South
African Library Science Higher Education by Oluwasegun Julius Aroba
Chapter 8: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems in Durban Library
Educational Institution by Oluwasegun Julius Aroba
Chapter 9: Redefining Library Operations with the Integration of AI
Technologies by Priyanka V. Sane and Veena A. Prakashe
Chapter 10: Prospects and Hurdles of e-Publishing in the Era of Social Media
in Zimbabwe by Josiline Chigwada
Chapter 11: Reflective Analysis on Implementing Various Technology
Implementations within Modern University Library of the United Kingdom by
Syed Adnan Adil
Chapter 12: The Emergence of Green Library: A Transformative Paradigm for
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Climate Change Era by Rexwhite
Tega Enakrire
Index
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Collence Takaingenhamo Chisita is a senior lecturer in the Department of Information Systems at the Durban University of Technology. Rabiya Ali Faridi is head librarian at the Notre Dame Institute of Education, Karachi, Pakistan.
