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oapen-20.500.12657-590962022-10-26T03:37:55Z Academic Libraries Janse van Vuren, Anette fourth industrial revolution academic libraries library practices pandemic leadership higher education teaching and learning online learning digital transformation research librarian 4IR Covid-19 smart academic libraries internet of things sustainable development goals SDGs leadership virtual information services collaboration academic skills bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GL Library & information sciences::GLF IT, Internet & electronic resources in libraries As we begin to fundamentally redefine our world, informed through the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) lens, entire industries are gearing up for this disruptive event. Library practices have been no exception. With the advent of advanced digital technology, knowledge is becoming more readily accessible. This book focuses on how libraries need to respond, adapt, and transform to become meaningful spaces in our rapidly changing 21st century, within the 4IR and coupled with the restrictions of the pandemic. Tracing the evolution of technology over the centuries, the changing role of the library as a response to disruptions is discussed. 2022-10-25T10:32:16Z 2022-10-25T10:32:16Z 2022 book ONIX_20221025_9781776402304_46 9781776402304 9781991223876 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/59096 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International 9781776402304.pdf https://ujonlinepress.uj.ac.za/index.php/ujp/catalog/book/56 UJ Press UJ Press 10.36615/9781776402304 10.36615/9781776402304 b166ea55-2ec8-4e5c-98ed-c27d3909a50b 9781776402304 9781991223876 UJ Press 230 Johannesburg open access
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As we begin to fundamentally redefine our world, informed through the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) lens, entire industries are gearing up for this disruptive event. Library practices have been no exception. With the advent of advanced digital technology, knowledge is becoming more readily accessible. This book focuses on how libraries need to respond, adapt, and transform to become meaningful spaces in our rapidly changing 21st century, within the 4IR and coupled with the restrictions of the pandemic. Tracing the evolution of technology over the centuries, the changing role of the library as a response to disruptions is discussed.
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