...Varun Gupta Purpose Libraries, both public and academic, have expanded their roles to become crucial hubs of innovation and business support. To cater to the emerging needs of the patrons, including entrepreneurs, libraries must digitally transform to innovate their business support services...

...Prihana Vasishta; Navjyoti Dhingra; Seema Vasishta Purpose This research aims to analyse the current state of research on the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in libraries by examining document type, publication year, keywords, country and research methods. The overarching aim...

...Bwsrang Basumatary; Mayank Yuvaraj; Nitesh Kumar Verma; Manoj Kumar Verma Purpose Adopting and implementing robotic technology applications in the library is a significant technological up-gradation today. The purpose of this study was to evaluate selected literature focused mainly on robotics...

...Magdalena Wójcik Purpose Robotics is a topic that rarely appears in Library and Information Science literature as it is mainly explored in the field of computer science. It is also a very complex topic that covers various forms of technical solutions that have varying degrees of complexity...

... in the review of the literature section here. As applicable in the field of libraries too, this study scientifically mapped the papers on AAIL and analyze its growth, collaboration network, trending topics, or research hot spots to highlight the challenges and opportunities in adopting AI-based advancements...

...Somayyeh Nadi-Ravandi; Zahra Batooli Purpose The lockdown of libraries has led to changes in the delivery of services. Reviewing many studies in this regard appears to be of great importance. Thus, this study aims to analyze the articles related to libraries and COVID-19 using the co-occurrence...

...Monica Grace Maceli Purpose This research seeks to better understand the potential uses of maker technologies, such as single-board computers and microcontrollers, more broadly within libraries and not simply confined to the makerspace. Through interviews with librarians creating such projects...

...Magdalena Wójcik Purpose The subject of this paper is the idea of Brain–Computer Interface (BCI). The main goal is to assess the potential impact of BCI on the design, use and evaluation of information retrieval systems operating in libraries. Design/methodology/approach The method...

... library. The authors hypothesized that (1) participants would report lower stress and higher positive affect after their interaction with a robot support animal and (2) perceived supportiveness of the robot support animal would positively predict the amount of stress reduction the participants reported...

...David Greene; Michael Groenendyk Purpose The growing popularity of virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) technologies, and increased research into their educational uses, has seen them appearing in a significant number of academic libraries. Little is known, however, about how many libraries...

...Yang Liu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the users’ willingness for acceptance of background music service in university libraries based on intelligent campus and to improve the intelligence level of university libraries and provide a reference for the atmosphere. Design...

... © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Libraries Game theory Internet of Things (IoT) Competition behaviour Technology standardization Technology standardization mode In digital era, libraries are involved to digitize...

...Monica Grace Maceli Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify and explore curriculum related to makerspaces and making within library and information science graduate programs and continuing education opportunities available to librarians. These findings are compared against prior...

...Judith Wusteman Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight the potential of web components for libraries. Design/methodology/approach The paper introduces a working example web component that reimplements an OCLC WorldCat search widget. Findings By exploring the case study...

...Kefan Xie; Zimei Liu; Liuliu Fu; Benbu Liang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a theoretical framework of applying the Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to the intelligent evacuation protocol in libraries at emergency situations. Design/methodology/approach The authors...

...Aleksandar Simović Purpose With the exponential growth of the amount of data, the most sophisticated systems of traditional libraries are not able to fulfill the demands of modern business and user needs. The purpose of this paper is to present the possibility of creating a Big Data smart library...

.../methodology/approach This paper explores five case studies of librarians and library professionals who have created online programs specifically geared to the field using technologies such as podcasting, YouTube channels, Twitter Chats, and Google Hangouts. The case studies include librarians in the public...

...Michael Keeble Buckland Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the agenda for library technology for the next 20 years. Design/methodology/approach A long-term historically based analysis of the evolving roles of librarians and library technology, especially the catalog. Findings...

...Ina Fourie; Anika Meyer Purpose Libraries of all types have often been called on to take on challenges ranging from information literacy and developing a reading culture to promoting social justice. In recent literature they have been challenged to contribute to the development of informed...

...Heather Michele Moorefield-Lang Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the implementation of mobile makerspaces in libraries and educational settings. Insights, decisions, challenges, and mobile makerspace projects will also be shared. Design/methodology/approach – This paper...