...Jiaying Luo; Zhiyi Li; Linsen Li; Jianhao Zheng Purpose Research on library smart reading promotion lacks the interpretation of the connotation and expression of readers’ willingness to participate deeply as well as in-depth research on the influencing factors of readers’ willingness...

...Prasetyo Adi Nugroho; Nove E. Variant Anna; Noraini Ismail Purpose This study sought to analyze the correlation between artificial intelligence (AI) and libraries and examine whether there were any shifts in research trends related to these two topics during the coronavirus pandemic. Design...

...' collaboration characteristics, institutional collaboration characteristics, trending research topics, evolutionary trends and research frontiers of scholars from the perspective of library informatics. Design/methodology/approach The authors adopt the bibliometric method, and with the help of bibliometric...

...Pei-Chun Lee Purpose The purpose of this study was to identify technological innovation in libraries and further examine the knowledge source and their effects during the technology life cycle (TLC). Design/methodology/approach This paper discusses the technological innovation taking place...

... scholars' and practitioners' attention. Some new technologies, such as 5G and blockchain, have the potential to be integrated with IoT and IIIE. It becomes more difficult for libraries to provide enough space for storing all necessary information (Bhat, 2018 ; Hey et al., 2009 ; Horstmann...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Library Internet of Things Disaster recovery Disaster management Emergency response Emergency delivery Libraries are repositories of cultural heritage. They are vulnerable to a wide range of disasters (Matthews and Eden, 1996a). According...

..., including integrated monitoring analysis, the territorial virtual public storage and transportation. Some innovative technologies have brought benefits to libraries, including big data, artificial intelligence, blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), library bookmark apps, user-focused interfaces...

...Jennifer Horton Purpose This paper reports the results of a survey of library staff members working with a library makerspace or with makerspace-related technologies. The purpose of this paper is to identify who is working with library makerspaces, what methods of training they have used, what...

...Jim Rosaschi Discusses the experience of Sonoma County Library when a hacker accessed the network and caused chaos to the maintenance of the system. Covers the effect of the hacker, the setting of a trap to catch the individual, the use of passwords and the methods used to identify the intruder...