...Xu Wang; Yiting Zhao; Kaiqi Wang Purpose This paper aims to systematically review the current research on artificial intelligence ( AI )-empowering academic evaluation, and subsequently construct a theoretical framework that aligns with the era of digital intelligence so as to enrich intelligent...

...Shahroz Ali; Nosheen Fatima Warraich; Irfan Ali Purpose This study aims to investigate the effects of awareness and technological readiness among university LIS professionals in Punjab province on their intention to use artificial intelligence ( AI ). The Technology Readiness Index ( TRI...

...Erin Wolfe Purpose This paper aims to present a case study of integrating generative artificial intelligence ( AI ) technologies into archival metadata creation in an academic library, providing an example of improving descriptive metadata for digitized photograph collections to enhance...

...Yujie Sun; Zhuo Fan; Dongfang Sheng; Xinru Zhang; Fei Xu Purpose This study aims to identify the cues that influence artificial intelligence-generated content ( AIGC ) persuasion and to explore the dynamic mechanisms that shape persuasion during human–AI interactions. Design/methodology...

...Yue Xing; Win-bin Huang; Yangyang Wang Purpose This study aims to investigate how artificial intelligence ( AI ) integration is transforming library and information science ( LIS ) education globally, focusing on its impact on curricula, pedagogical practices and professional roles. By examining...

...Jan Černý; Kiril Avramov; Liladhar R. Pendse Purpose This study aims to design, implement and evaluate a conceptual multi-stage artificial intelligence ( AI ) system for the systematic analysis of large, unstructured digital archives. Using the 1968 Prague Spring and subsequent Soviet invasion...

...Pengyi Zhang; Zhenyi Tang; Fan Jin; Ying Song; Yibo Wang Purpose Integrating artificial intelligence ( AI ) technologies in libraries presents a significant opportunity to enhance library service. This paper aims to investigate the use of AI in public library services, focusing on both...

...Lu Guo; Yezhu Wang; Ayuan Zhang Purpose This study aimed to investigate whether research papers incorporating AI-related themes or methodologies exhibited statistically significant associations within the management science disciplines amidst the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence ( AI...

...) and behaviour about the use of smartphones (Huang, 2023) and MOOCs (Zhao et al., 2020). In the field of artificial intelligence, the SOR theory has also been used within different contexts that include: customer engagement behaviour (Perez-Vega et al., 2021); intention to use ChatGPT (Duong...

... 11 2025 © 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Artificial intelligence AI Computer vision Descriptive metadata Digital collections management Archival photograph processing Cataloguing workflows Library automation Quality...

... dialogue – were all confirmed with positive evaluation feedback. Originality/value This study offers novel empirical insights into the deployment of a cognitive embodied robot that integrates advanced artificial intelligence ( AI ) capabilities of proactive engagement, intelligent navigation and memory...

...Jie Zhang; Weilu Ma; Yuantao Kou; Jifang Liu; Ruixue Zhao; Guojian Xian Purpose The purpose of this study is to propose a literature classification scheme based on its knowledge type adapted to search as learning scenario, and explore the feasibility of using generative artificial intelligence...

...Shahzaib Subuhpoto; Guifeng Liu; Wencheng Su; Fazeelat Aziz Purpose This study aims to discover the factors that affect the adoption of artificial intelligence ( AI ) technology by academic librarians within Pakistani universities. It aims to identify the vibrant drivers and challenges within...

...Di Wang; Jianting Guo; Kaiyang Zheng; Xizhou Deng Purpose This study aims to examine university students’ awareness of artificial intelligence ( AI ) acting as the agent in university libraries’ reference services. It also aims to identify and discover factors that influence students’ judgement...

...Bolaji David Oladokun; Rexwhite Tega Enakrire; Esther David Josiah Okai; Kehinde Abayomi Owolabi Purpose The integration of artificial intelligence ( AI ) into library services has raised significant concerns regarding job displacement and workforce polarization. In so doing, this study aims...

...Akinade Adebowale Adewojo Purpose The increasing use of artificial intelligence ( AI )-based bibliometric tools in academic libraries raises significant ethical concerns. Existing research has largely overlooked how librarians, particularly in the Global South, experience and address these issues...

...Laurie Bridges; Carlos Lopezosa; Miquel Centelles Velilla; Núria Ferran-Ferrer Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate generative artificial intelligence ( AI ) literacy integration within library and information science ( LIS ) educational programs, examining how academic curricula...

... Technostress SOR model Autotelic personalities Switching intentions Continuance intentions Flow theory Artificial intelligence AI Xiamen University Malaysia Research XMUMRF/2025-C16/ISEM/0059 This research is supported by Xiamen University Malaysia Research Fund (Grant No: XMUMRF/2025-C16...

...Muyan Li; Pengxin Xie; Xianghan Zhou; Shang Ling; Siyuan Peng Purpose The increasingly widespread of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) have challenged the security of user personal information ( UPI ). This study aims to investigate the current situation of UPI processing and protection...

...Chao-Chen Chen; Chen-Chi Chang Purpose This study explores integrating artificial intelligence ( AI ) technologies into reference services within special libraries, focusing on the Hakka Literary Museum as a case example. It aims to address the limitations of traditional reference services...