Is There a Librarian 4.0 in the Library? A View on Librarians’ Knowledge and Skills in Light of Industry 4.0 and Education 4.0 Paradigms

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AbstractAs more aspects of our lives have been transformed into digital dimensions, different professions have become aware of their potential deficiencies in knowledge and skills necessary for participation in the Industry 4.0 paradigm. This paper focusES on librarians in public libraries in Croatia, one of the crucial professions for development of society in general. Their job requires constant updating and expansion of knowledge and skills to stay relevant in the digital society to serve better library users with whom they interact daily. This paper presents the results of the research study carried out in public libraries in Croatia about knowledge and skills necessary for participation of librarians in their daily interactions with the library material, interaction with library users and development of librarianship as a profession. The results of the research study would help universities in redesigning curricula in accordance with Education 4.0 and Industry 4.0 paradigms.KeywordsPublic librariesLibrariansLong term knowledge acquisitionWorkforce educationEducation 4.0Industry 4.0Croatia