Robotic Technology, Artificial Intelligence and the 4IR Libraries

Adeyinka Tella, Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha

• Publisher: De Gruyter Saur
• Year: 2026
• eBook ISBN: 9783111177540
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Library & Information Science
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

This book addresses the challenges associated with information provided in the 4^th Industrial Revolution (4IR) and the attendant opportunities that arise for libraries and other information services. Robotic technology and artificial intelligence are key developments in the information age, with tremendous impact on the way information is processed and used by both information professionals and users, including information service providers such as librarians.

Information professionals, practitioners and users will find this book useful in their endeavor to use the emerging technologies to improve their operation and find and access specific information easily. It describes what needs to be done by librarians to stay relevant and functional in the wake of change and addresses the necessary new skills needed by information professionals to be able to deliver effective services in the 4IR.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Editor’s Biography
• Chapter 1 Internet of Things (IoT)-based Smart Libraries: Opportunities and Advances
• Chapter 2 Internet of (Robotic) Things in Library System Automation
• Chapter 3 Enhancing the Findability of Library Information Resources Using the Internet of Things: A Kenyan Perspective
• Chapter 4 The Prospect of Blockchain Technology Adoption in Academic Libraries: An Overview
• Chapter 5 The Assumptions of the Use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Robotics in Inclusively Engaged Academic Libraries in Sub Saharan Africa: A Literature Survey
• Chapter 6 Building Future Information Professionals for 4IR Libraries: Role of Library and Information Science Lecturers in Nigeria
• Chapter 7 Artificial Intelligence and Libraries: The Possibilities in the 4IR
• Chapter 8 Inclination of Uganda University Libraries on Co-Driving the Fourth Industrial Revolution
• Chapter 9 Legal and Ethical Issues Associated with Adoption and Utilisation of Cloud Computing in Academic Libraries in Nigeria
• Chapter 10 The Relevance of Cloud Computing and the Internet of Things for Effective Information Service Delivery in Medical Libraries in Nigeria
• Chapter 11 Cyberethics and Cybersecurity in Universities in Developing Countries: A Literature Survey and Course Content Analysis from Library Instruction’s Perspective
• Chapter 12 Application of Big Data and Advanced Analytics in Future Librarianship
• Chapter 13 Libraries in the Wake of the Fourth Industrial Revolution: A Portrait of Roles, Challenges, and the Prospects
• Chapter 14 The Changing Role of Librarians in the Age of Hypermedia Seduction: Reflection on the Researchers’ Exposition
• Chapter 15 Machine Learning and Data Mining: An Overview for Emerging Trend in Fourth Industrial Revolution
• Chapter 16 The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Relevance of its Technologies to Libraries
• Chapter 17 Artificial Intelligence Humanoid Robots for Public Libraries Reference Services
• Chapter 18 Data Science: A Systematic Review of the Concept Using Author-supplied Keywords
• Chapter 19 The Prevalence of Digital Pedagogy for Delivering Library Instructions in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
• Chapter 20 Awareness and Usage Readiness of Artificial Intelligence in University Libraries in Kwara State, Nigeria
• Chapter 21 Virtual/Augmented Reality Meeting Platforms: The Enablers of Librarians’ Collaboration in 3D Virtual Environment
• Index
• Index