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.
Table of Contents:
Introduction; Blessing Chiparausha, Madeleine Fombad, and Collence Takaingenhamo Chisita
Chapter 1. Open Science, Open Engagement of Societal Actors and the Changing Research Landscape; Tinashe Mugwisi
Chapter 2. Research Data Management in University Libraries of Bangladesh; Md. Maidul Islam, Abeda Sultana, and Sadia Afroze
Chapter 3. Establishing Research Data Management Services in Institutions of Higher Learning in the Era of Disruptive Technologies in Zimbabwe; Josiline Chigwada and Rosemary Maturure
Chapter 4. Balancing Research Data Management and Open Scholarship : How Can Libraries in the Global South Traverse the Rise of Data-Opolies?; Collence Takaingenhamo Chisita, Niranjan Mohaptra, Tlou M. Masenya, and Satyajit Nayak
Chapter 5. Examining Innovative Library User Experiences in the 21st Century; Stephen Tsekea, Nothando Tutani, and Maryjain Chisita
Chapter 6. Users’ Perceptions of Library and Service Quality: Determining the Value of Special Libraries in the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Fulufhelo Nenungwi and Francis Garaba
Chapter 7. Using User Experience Modelling to Improve Library Products and Services: The Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE) Experience; Stephen Tsekea, Monica Chatikobo, Shorai Majojo, Onias Topodzi, Bvumai Musarurwa, Fungai Tsekea, Magreth Madzivadondo, and Innocent Afuh Awasom
Chapter 8. Ethical Standards in the Management of the Electronic Library: Academic Library Perspective; Haward Hogo and Ruth Hoskins
Chapter 9. Navigating the Electronic Library Landscape in the Face of Emerging Technologies: A Case Study of Academic Libraries in Zimbabwe; Rosemary Maturure and Howard Hogo
Chapter 10. Strategic Planning for Disruptive Technologies in Nigerian University Libraries: A Management Perspective; Tunde Shamsudeen Ajibola and Abdulwahab Olanrewaju Issa
Chapter 11. A Systematic Review of Transforming Academic Libraries, Education, and Research Trends in the Era of Generative AI; Sankaralingam Rajaratham Rajkumar and Collence Takaingenhamo Chisita
Conclusion; Blessing Chiparausha, Madeleine Fombad, and Collence Takaingenhamo Chisita
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).
Review :
The global librarianship community will benefit from the topics covered in the book. It addresses general society, covering issues linked with social dynamic, and topics studied meaningfully provide theoretical and practical elements. Touching on trending issues around the world for which solutions are required, chapters provide several methods measuring the quantitative impact along with the qualitative
