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Innovating in Libraries, Volume 1: Surviving Technological Lethargy in Times of Endless Transformation - Hardcover

 
9781805929666: Innovating in Libraries, Volume 1: Surviving Technological Lethargy in Times of Endless Transformation
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1805929666 ISBN 13: 9781805929666
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2026

Synopsis

The world is evolving at an unprecedented pace, driven by the transformative forces of the Integrated Industrial revolution (4th-5th Industrial Revolutions)―a new era where data, connectivity, and human-machine interaction define progress. For libraries, this revolution presents both challenges and opportunities, demanding innovation in services, technologies, and strategies.

Both Volume 1 and 2 of Innovating in Libraries explore how academic libraries can harness emerging technologies, integrate Human-Tech synergistic and reciprocal solutions, and support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a focus on education, industry innovation, and reducing inequality. Contributions from leading experts and practitioners―many drawn from across the globe and selections from the Zimbabwe University Library Consortium’s 5th Biennial International Conference―offer global insights into spatial design for digital libraries, platform capitalism, open science, ethics, change management, and more.

With an international perspective and forward-thinking approach, Innovating in Libraries is essential for library professionals, educators, and policymakers navigating the future of information access in an era of rapid change.

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About the Author

Blessing Chiparausha is the Library Director at Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe.

Collence Takaingenhamo Chisita is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Information Systems at the Durban University of Technology (DUT), South Africa.

Madeleine Fombad is a Professor in the Department of Information Science at The University of South Africa (UNISA).

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Publication date
2026
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1805929666
ISBN 13 
9781805929666
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
272
Editor
Chiparausha Blessing, Chisita Collence Takaingenhamo, Fombad Madeleine