... they are not invisible. Corresponding author Peter Fernandez pfernand@utk.edu © 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Internet Technology Libraries Library services Research Information systems This column is the third in a series...

... Fernandez pfernand@utk.edu © 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Internet Information systems Technology Libraries Research Education Two years ago when generative artificial intelligence (AI) was still relatively new, I...

... mentioned (Din and Ali, 2024 ; Strempel, 2025). Academic libraries Library services Information systems Technology Library administration Library monitoring and evaluation Left-behind libraries refer to libraries (often public, university, rural or community-based) that lag behind...

... Research Information systems Libraries have long played a crucial role in supporting patrons with research. Information professionals help patrons search collections to answer their needs. Often this involves guiding users through the multifaceted process of navigating the vast corpus of human...

... is likely to be an inflection point. Peter Fernandez can be contacted at: pfernand@utk.edu © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Libraries Media Technology Computer software Electronic data interchange Information systems...

... 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Electronic publishing Libraries Library services Information systems Computer Software Electronic data interchange The future of libraries is bound up with how humans choose to interface with information. This relationship...

... Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Information systems Information seeking Librarians Artificial intelligence Large language models Prompt engineering Discussion of ChatGPT invaded almost every aspect of our lives in 2023. Some were worried...

... only Electronic publishing Internet Information systems Libraries Computer software Media This column examines the current state of generative artificial intelligence (AI), emphasizing the importance of AI built on large language models as a foundational emerging technology. The column...

... Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Electronic publishing Internet Libraries Information systems Technology Media It is notable that the videos are short, and used to be even shorter before they lengthened the time to compete with YouTube. The user can...

... safety regulations. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Research Information systems Technology Libraries Library services information resources management Although some libraries are entirely digital, many are still place...

... Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Internet Information systems Technology Libraries Library services Media Previous studies emphasized the unique attributes of Facebook, particularly its massive operation, to illuminate the technology trends...

... and RStudio Workbench are under a commercial license. 19 01 2022 20 01 2022 20 01 2022 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Internet Information systems Technology Libraries Research Computer software...

... centres in public libraries in the city of Johannesburg, which is under one of the biggest metropolitan municipalities in South Africa. Research Information systems Technology Library services Information resources management Electronic data interchange E-learning Public libraries Johannesburg...

... Libraries Technology Computer software Artificial intelligence Library services Information systems Artificial intelligence (AI) has penetrated the world of librarians and researchers and can take on tasks such as answer directional or simple questions, alert when a new book is published...

...). © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Internet Information systems Technology Libraries Library services Media The previous column in this two-part series explored how the scale of Facebook creates challenges impacting...

... 2021 16 10 2021 16 10 2021 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Internet Information systems Technology Libraries Library services Media This column explores the implications of Facebook’s size and reach...

... data collection practices in Greek academic libraries. It also aimed to investigate the value, relevance and priority of the integration of library usage data with the rest of university information systems (e.g. learning analytics) along with associated practical and ethical considerations...

... code in applications that have been made previously. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Internet Information systems Research Computer software Media App Base transceiver station is a device in a cellular telecommunications...

... organization as a model for CE curricular development in the cataloging and metadata field. Libraries Information systems Technology Library services Information resources management Education The need to keep their knowledge and expertise up to date always has been an integral part...

... Information systems Computer software Electronic data interchange Text mining Bulk download SOAP Recently, we had a faculty member ask to download thousands of citation records from Web of Science (WOS)[ 1 ]. With modern tasks such as data mining for research, this bulk “non-consumptive” use...