Library Field Research Articles

Information Science Students’ Emotional Response to Copyright

Copyright intersects with every field of Library and Information Science (LIS) from archival and preservation practices to reference services and academic librarianship. However, copyright instruction is still lacking in many Information Science programs across the country ( Cross & Edwards, 2011 ; Schmidt & English, 2015 ). The sudden move to remote online education in the spring of 2020 due to a global pandemic highlighted the importance of understanding copyright exceptions and, especially, the power of fair use to quickly provide resources to a wide variety of patrons with novel needs. The need for accessible copyright education for all information professionals has never been stronger. However, engaging with copyright often provokes cognitive as well as affective uncertainty, likely due to the fear and anxiety that can come from the threat of serious financial and reputational consequences. Logically, it seems that librarians might feel less anxious about copyright if they had participated in formalized training about copyright focused on legal issues impacting library and information professionals. To understand this likely correlation, the researchers queried students using a qualitative survey both before and after taking an eight-week intensive copyright course that paired legal expertise with an everyday approach to material designed to demystify the law. Using phenomenographic methodology, the investigators asked their information science students how they attempt to answer copyright questions and how they feel about doing so. The results provide evidence supporting the need for more robust copyright education in schools of information science, as such training to help future librarians to feel more prepared to answer copyright questions and less anxious about intersections between copyright and their field of librarianship before they enter the workforce.

To the Side, to the Side: Academic Libraries and LibGuides Layout Adoption

ABSTRACT In 2014, Springshare introduced a new LibGuides layout option. In addition to the traditional horizontally-tabbed layout (top navigation), LibGuides designers now have the option of vertically-arrayed tabs on the upper left-hand side of the page (side navigation). Like the university hosting this study, schools have, to varying degrees, shifted their LibGuides toward side navigation and away from top navigation. To better understand the research behind this migration, researchers at the University of Northern Iowa conducted a thorough literature review on navigation menu location preferences and navigation menu efficacy within the field of librarianship and computer science. This review identified a complex and diverse set of results not often reported in the library literature. To gauge the extent of migration toward side navigation in LibGuides, this study investigated the navigation layout of the ten most visited LibGuides at 462 academic libraries throughout the United States during the summers of 2019 and 2021. While the majority of the LibGuides reviewed at research universities are now in side navigation format, the adoption rate of side navigation in LibGuides differed dramatically by the size and type of academic institution.

Teaching with Color: Calling in White Faculty to Address Whiteness in the LIS Curriculum

AbstractDiversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) issues underlie the systemic problems affecting our society, including the critical lack of inclusion within the field of librarianship. All LIS faculty must prepare students to work with diverse populations of both patrons and colleagues and should aim to strengthen students' cultural competence by incorporating DEIJ issues and concepts into the curriculum. However, in a field that is overwhelmingly white, there are sure to be missteps as white faculty develop their own cultural competency through research, teaching, and interpersonal interaction. In this poster, we argue for increased transparency amongst white LIS faculty who seek to incorporate DEIJ concepts into their courses. We additionally encourage faculty to prioritize student involvement and feedback while integrating DEIJ‐related theory and topics into the LIS curriculum. Finally, we argue that open discussion between white faculty and students of color is necessary for the field's ongoing progress towards equity.

Kendala Pustakawan UPT Perpustakaan Universitas Hasanuddin Ketika Work from Home Selama Pandemi COVID-19

This study aims to identify and describe the constraints faced by librarians of the Hasanuddin University Library when working from home (WFH) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research is descriptive. Respondents of this study were librarians of the Hasanuddin University Library who carried out official duties in the field of librarianship at home including doing WFH during the COVID-19 pandemic, starting from the Procurement, Processing, Service, and Information and Technology units. There were two librarians representing each unit as informants, so that eight informants were obtained. Data collection was carried out by distributing questionnaires and documentations. Data were analyzed using qualitative analysis. The results of the study illustrate that the constraints faced by librarians of the Hasanuddin University Library when WFH during the COVID-19 pandemic occurred when: the librarian's view of librarian duties was ineffective; the librarian's ability to work from home was not in accordance with the ability to work in an office; there is no motivation to work at home because the librarian work is supposed to be done offline; the need for facilities and infrastructure is inadequate;and there is no leadership support while working from home. In conclusion, the constraints faced by librarians of Hasanuddin University Library when WFH during the COVID-19 pandemic need to be followed up by providing solutions. The solutions can be made in accordance with the obstacles faced, for example the completeness of facilities and infrastructure and avoiding offline work.

All-Russian Competition of Scientific Works in the area of Library Science, Bibliography and Book Science as the Reflection of Research Potential of the Scientific Branch

The article considers the history of the All-Russian competition in library science, bibliography and book science. The article gives the historical background of founding of the Competition and the main normative legal acts that laid down the procedure for the organization of scientific research in the library sector. Active participation in the competition of federal libraries, central libraries of the Russian Federation, universities of culture, libraries and organizations of other departments allows us to consider it as a basis for institutional and content analysis of the flow of domestic scientific publications in the field of librarianship. The article analyses the content of the competition winners’ publications in accordance with the evolution of scientific research in the field of librarianship. The set of submitted works is considered as reflection of scientific potential in the library sphere. The authors highlight organizations and scientists who have received the highest professional recognition as winners and who have contributed to the development of library science, bibliography and book science. The resumption of the Competition in 2021 is considered as one of the mechanisms for scientific support of librarianship.

Entrepreneurship Skills and Opportunities for Librarians in the Field of Library and Information Science: A Perspective in View

This paper conceptualizes entrepreneurship skills and opportunities for librarians in the field of library and information science. Characteristics of entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship education in Nigeria, Library and information science as a field of study It presents the librarian as an entrepreneur, entrepreneurship education in the field of library and information science, Skills needed in field of library and information science for Entrepreneurship, Areas of opportunities for a Librarian as an Entrepreneur in the field of librarianship. Challenges that are imminent with entrepreneurship practices by librarians which are: Economic Meltdown; Government Policies; Fear of competition and failure; Lack of entrepreneurial spirit; Problem of generating compelling business ideas; Poor Sources of fund; Poor Attitude of Librarians towards entrepreneurship; Excess workload on the librarian. The paper was concluded by the researchers with the following recommendations: Government should endeavour to make policies that are favourable to small scale businesses in the country so as to encourage entrepreneurship; Librarians that are trained in the field of librarianship should develop the spirit and endeavour to venture into the entrepreneurship areas so as to prevent other professionals from taking foods and opportunities from our tables; It is rightly stated that the sky is big enough to contain all the birds that are flying in it so therefore, irrespective of those who are already occupying positions in the entrepreneurship venture, up-coming librarians should not be afraid to delve into business venture after all competition brings about growth and development into the business world.

Community outreach and inclusive programmes in library: Stakeholder feedback

The purpose of the study is to assess and analyse the feedback of the stakeholders on their participation in various community outreach and inclusive programmes in library. The study has been confined to the community living in Bishnupur District of Manipur State. The same has also been studied based on the programmes conducted during the National Library Week Celebration, 14–20 November, 2017.The feedback of the stakeholders has been analysed. Department of Library and Information Science, Manipur University, Imphal conducted National Library Week during 14–20 November, 2017 under the theme “Role of Library in Quality Education”. As a part of the week, different library related programmes were carried out at Kumbi College, Bishnupur District, Manipur. Deliberation of keynote address, distribution of resource materials, conduct of extempore speech competitions, interactions with the resource persons by the participants who are stakeholders of the programmes, collection of duly filled in feedback forms from them, etc. were the main events that took place during the programme. The feedback so collected are analysed using simple mathematical techniques and presented through tables, charts, etc for empirical interpretation. Feedback of stakeholders shows that 74.29% of them are familiar with the National Library Week and with 43.8% of them rated the celebration “Very Good”. They considered the resource materials provided to them and contents of the topics also very good and useful. Understanding the significance of the celebration, they also expressed views and other comments for further overall improvement of the programmes which are useful for the service providers in the field. The study is first of such kind in the region. No other scholars have worked on such issue. The findings of the study reveal new vistas in the field of librarianship in the area of community outreach and inclusive programmes.

The computer is female: Brilliant and visionary heroines who made computer science history by Carla Petrocelli

Reviewed by: Il computer è donna. Eroine geniali e visionarie che hanno fatto la storia del'informatica [The computer is female: Brilliant and visionary heroines who made computer science history] by Carla Petrocelli Ginevra Sanvitale (bio) Il computer è donna. Eroine geniali e visionarie che hanno fatto la storia del'informatica [The computer is female: Brilliant and visionary heroines who made computer science history] By Carla Petrocelli. Bari: Edizioni Dedalo, 2019. Pp. 136. Il computer è donna. Eroine geniali e visionarie che hanno fatto la storia del'informatica [The computer is female: Brilliant and visionary heroines who made computer science history] By Carla Petrocelli. Bari: Edizioni Dedalo, 2019. Pp. 136. More than twenty years ago, Jennifer S. Light published her now classic article "When Computers Were Women" in Technology and Culture. In her article, Light discussed the centrality of women's work on the ENIAC computer, showing that the women who programmed it were written out of the institutional records and excluded from media coverage or academic publications about the ENIAC. After Light's article, more scholars took up the challenge to document the role of women in the history of computing, including the social, cultural, and political processes that hindered the recognition of their work in both the profession and historiography. Some notable examples are the collective volume Gender Codes, edited by Thomas Misa (Wiley-IEEE CS Press, 2010), and the monographs by Janet Abbate and Mar Hicks on the marginalization of women programmers and computer experts in the United States and the United Kingdom, Recoding Gender (MIT Press, 2012) and Programmed Inequality (MIT Press, 2017), respectively. Carla Petrocelli's Il computer è donna is a condensed yet effective introduction to these themes. The book is mostly based on existing academic literature on the history of computing, and to a lesser extent on primary sources and original research. Petrocelli crafts these materials into a gendered account that attaches particular importance to the conflict between the aspirations and skills of women computer pioneers and the sociocultural factors constraining them. Petrocelli starts with the life histories of some famous women in computer science history: computer programming pioneers Ada Lovelace and Grace Hopper, the ENIAC women, and the inventor and Hollywood actress Hedy Lamar (chs. 1–4). Then, she shows how computer technologies were "made masculine" (Oldenziel, Making Technology Masculine, Amsterdam University Press, 1999) in the field of librarianship (ch. 5). This process crystallized the image of the female librarian working with the public at the front desk, while the male computer experts and managers oversaw the library's technological infrastructure. The book ends with a [End Page 925] brief historical review of the female workforce's expansion and contraction in the computer sector (largely in the United States), followed by some biographical portraits of less known women computer pioneers: Mary Kenneth Keller, Karen Spärck Jones, Anita Borg, and Evelyn Berezin (ch. 6). Regrettably, the book's geographical focus is mostly the United States, with no mention of women's contribution to the history of computing in countries like Italy. Although the contents are not new for those acquainted with gendered histories of computing, Petrocelli's work is valuable as an example of how to write gendered history for the nonacademic public. On the one hand, the framing of women computer pioneers as "heroines" and "visionaries" in the book's title mirrors the language used in the existing semi-hagiographic literature on men computer pioneers. On the other hand, Petrocelli does not idealize her heroines but illustrates the light and shade in these complex personalities. Lovelace's gambling issues, Hopper's struggle with alcohol, and Lamar's turbulent personal life are interwoven in their contributions to the history of computing. In this way, Petrocelli provides not only an account of marginalized historical actors but also a historiographic approach stressing both their challenges and successes. The book also highlights the mismatch between progressive advancements in computing and the sometimes negative effects of these advancements on women's work. In the chapter on librarianship, Petrocelli explains this aspect effectively, demonstrating that the introduction of information technologies fostered an upskilling among professional men but led to a deskilling among professional women. In a world of increasingly popular techno...

Bilgi Dünyası: Bir Düşünceden Bilimsel Dergiye (1998-2013)

Türkiye’de kütüphanecilik ve bilgi belge yönetimi alanında özgün ve derleme yazıları içeren iki mesleki ve bilimsel dergi yayımlanmaktadır. Bu dergilerden birisi olan Bilgi Dünyası bu alanda bir eksikliği tamamlamak düşüncesi ile hakemli bir dergi olarak 1998 yılında hazırlık çalışmalarına başlamıştır. Bu yazıda, fikrin çıkışından itibaren ilk on beş yıl içinde derginin yayına başlaması, gelişmesi ve yaygınlaşması ile ilgili önemli aşamaları özetlenmiştir. Ayrıca aynı sürede görev yapan editör ve yardımcı editör tarafından bilimsel yayıncılıkla ilgili yaptıkları çalışmalar, kişisel deneyimler ve yaşadıkları zorluklarla birlikte öneriler sunulmuştur.

Bilgi Dünyası Dergisi: 2000-2019 Dönemi için Makale, Yazar ve Konu Unsurları Açısından Niceliksel Bir Değerlendirme

Bilgi Dünyası Türkiye’de kütüphanecilik (bilgi ve belge yönetimi) alanının en önemli bilimselmesleki dergilerinden birisidir. 20 yıldır sürdürdüğü yayın yaşamı ile kütüphane bilimine ve mesleğine destek olmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Bilgi Dünyası dergisinin 2000-2019 dönemi itibariyle yayın türleri, yazar ve konu unsurları açısından sayısal analizini yapmaktır. Betimleme yöntemi ile gerçekleştirilen çalışma kapsamında 20 yıl içinde yayımlanan 40 sayıda yer alan hakemli makale, tanıtım-eleştiri ve görüş yazıları incelenmiştir. Çalışma sonucunda, Bilgi Dünyası dergisinde 2000-2019 yılları arasında toplam 360 yazar tarafından 229’u hakemli makale, 97’si tanıtım-eleştiri, 88’i görüş ve 22’si diğer türde yazılar olmak üzere toplam 436 yazı yayımlandığı anlaşılmıştır. Dergide her sayı başına ortalama 5,5 hakemli makale yayımlanmıştır. Derginin makale sayısındaki yıllık değişimlerin belirli bir dengede olmadığı ve yıllık konusal değişmelerin de büyük ölçüde yazarların uzmanlık alanlarına ve kütüphanecilik alanında yeni ortaya çıkan konulara bağlı olarak değişim gösterdiği anlaşılmıştır. Çalışmanın sonunda, dergi yönetim yapısının profesyonelleştirilmesi ve kurumsallaştırılmasının stratejik bir hedef olarak değerlendirilmesi önerilmiştir.

Pengaruh kompetensi dan motivasi kerja terhadap kinerja pustakawan di Perpustakaan Kabupaten Badung

Introduction. This paper focuses on competence, motivation, performance and work experience of librarians in Badung Regency Library. The paper aims to examine the role of moderation work in the library.
 Methodology. A quantitative descriptive was applied using total sampling as the sampling technique. There were 39 librarians in this study from schools, universities and district areas. Questionnaires, observations and interviews were used as data collection methods.
 Data Analysis. Data analysis technique used was Moderated Regression Analysis (MRA).
 Results and Discussion. The results showed that working experience did not moderate positively and there was no significant relationship between competence and work motivation on librarian performance. Aspects related to competency, motivation and performance of the librarians need to be increased, particularly, English skills and academic in the field of librarianship.
 Conclusion. Work experience does not affect competency and work motivation on the performance of the librarians so that the library management needs to re-evaluate the competency of the librarian.

Sivil Toplum Kuruluşlarına Genel Bakış ve ANKOS

Non-governmental organization is defined as the community of individuals that individuals create and carry out their activities outside the state administration on a voluntary basis. These communities can have effects in many areas such as political, cultural, social, gross national product of countries. It is shown as the fourth most important community in the world after non-governmental organizations, financial institutions, multinational companies and media, especially with the developments in social media tools, audiovisual broadcasts and information communication technologies. In this study, the concept of civil society, its types, historical development, features and importance are discussed. The contributions of non-governmental organizations to individuals and society are emphasized. In addition, evaluations are made on the basis of associations from non-governmental organizations, and ANKOS Association which operates in the field of librarianship is examined in detail within the scope of non-governmental organizations.

Information literacy and fake news: How the field of librarianship can help combat the epidemic of fake news

This paper studies how the field of librarianship can help counteract the phenomenon of fake news and misinformation. A literature review was conducted to identify the current themes, patterns, correlations and gaps within the existing literature on fake news, information literacy and librarianship. Findings centre on defining fake news, analysing contemporary and emerging information literacy frameworks, and outlining the current efforts and initiatives exercised by libraries to refute the spread of fake news and educate communities on how to navigate through an era of untruth and disinformation. The paper outlines effective initiatives developed by those within the Library and Information Systems (LIS) profession while highlighting considerations and recommendations as to how librarians can continue to enhance their role in the digital age and make successful contributions to the professional field.

Using Open Pedagogy to Engage LIS Students: A Case Study

INTRODUCTION This case study describes the experimental use of open pedagogy to teach graduate-level library and information science (LIS) students in a newly developed course on international and comparative librarianship. Open pedagogy is the theory and practice of engaging students as creators of course content rather than requiring them to be consumers of it. In this case, students created an open textbook; each student authored a chapter about libraries and the field of librarianship in an assigned non-North American country. The textbook was developed under a Creative Commons license as an open educational resource (OER), allowing free use, remixing, and repurposing in future sections of the course or in similar courses offered in LIS programs at other institutions. METHOD The author used student perception data collected from a voluntary survey instrument and from a compulsory reflection paper assignment to assess the efficacy of implementing an open pedagogy framework in the course. RESULTS Collected data suggests the experiment produced results perceived by the majority of students as efficacious in the given context. DISCUSSION Students were enthusiastic in their embrace of creating renewable versus disposable coursework, and they expressed great satisfaction with the course outcomes of contributing to the professional literature, building the discipline’s nascent OER record, and having a publication to feature in their curricular and professional dossiers. CONCLUSIONS Massive shifts in teaching and learning demand radical transitions. Open pedagogy is a response to that demand that requires additional research and experimentation.

DEVELOPMENT OF THE LIBRARIANSHIP: ANALYSIS OF THE STATUS OF LIBRARIAN PERSONNEL TRAINING IN UZBEKISTAN

The paper aims to discuss the development of library science in Uzbekistan and the analysis of the current state of training in the field of librarianship. Training in the library sector has always been actual, since libraries are an integral part of the continuing education of the republic. The article provides an analytical overview of the development of the industry interconnected with human resources. The urgency of the problem lies primarily in the fact that it is aimed at substantiating a new approach to the study of the training and professional development of library specialists. The problem of training library workers needs to be developed, both methodological and theoretical foundations. At the same time, the development of a private scientific methodology in the library profession, including in the history and theory of training and professionalization of librarians, allows us to outline the framework for further scientific research.

Augmented intelligence technology. The ethical and practical problems of its implementation in libraries

PurposeThe subject of the article is the concept of augmented intelligence, which constitutes a further stage in the development of research on artificial intelligence. This is a new phenomenon that has rarely been considered in the subject literature so far, which may be interesting for the fields of social sciences and humanities. The aim is to describe the features of this technology and determine the practical and ethical problems associated with its implementation in libraries.Design/methodology/approachThe method of literature review was used. Systematic searches according to specific questions were carried out using the Scopus and Web of Science scientific databases, as well as Google Scholar and the LISTA abstract database.FindingsThe results established that the issue of augmented intelligence has barely been discussed in the field of librarianship. Although this technology may be interesting as a new area of librarian research and as a new framework for designing innovative services, deep ethical consideration is necessary before this technology is introduced in libraries.Research limitations/implicationsThe article deals with some of the newest technologies available, and this topic is generally very rarely discussed in scientific publications in either the social sciences or humanities. Therefore, due to the limited availability of materials, the findings presented in the article are primarily of a conceptual nature. The aim is to present this topic from the perspective of librarianship and to create a starting point for further discussion on the ethical aspects of introducing new technologies in libraries.Practical implicationsThe results can be widely used in practice as a framework for the implementation of augmented intelligence in libraries.Social implicationsThe article can help to facilitate the debate on the role of implementing new technologies in libraries.Originality/valueThe problem of augmented intelligence is very rarely addressed in the subject literature in the field of library and information science.

What We Mean When We Say “Design”: A Field Scan of Coursework Offerings on Design Topics in Master’s Level Library Education

Future MLIS graduates need to be collaborative, creative, socially innovative, flexible, and adaptable problem solvers—characteristics demonstrated by people with backgrounds in design. Yet design, especially as an epistemological framework, seems underrepresented in master’s level library education. This work explores the current landscape of coursework offerings on design topics in master’s-level library education, including the availability of design coursework, the array of design courses offered, and coverage of various methods for, approaches to, and perspectives on design. A field scan of existing coursework in master’s-level library degree programs and subsequent categorical, linguistic, and grammatical analysis revealed patterns of topical content and linguistic frequency. These findings show that design is conceptualized in alignment with applied fields, especially technology/computing and instruction, and rarely addressed as an overarching epistemological approach. The use of the term design is especially problematic due to myriad meanings and applied uses: it may refer to a disciplinary field, an artifactual product, or a process of creation, or it may be used to modify another concept. Such use emphasizes difference among contexts over the similarity of epistemology, thus perpetuating a divisive perspective that contradicts the current scholarship of design and may have negative implications for LIS education and the field of librarianship at large.

The Activity of Petr Ivanovich Makushin in the Field of Librarianship and Public Education

The author considers the activity of bookseller and educator P.I. Makushin on the organization of public libraries, open general education courses and the People’s University in Tomsk. The aim of the article is to assess the contribution of the Siberian philanthropist not only to the development of the specific educational institutions, but also to the cultural and educational level of the entire Tomsk region in the late 19th-early 20th century. In 1873, P.I. Makushin left the service in church educational institutions and organized the bookselling enterprise in Tomsk. He provided with books not only shops, but also many educational institutions in the Tomsk province. In 1884, P.I. Makushin was directly involved in the opening in Tomsk of the first free people’s library in Russia, special building for which was built in 1887. The establishment of free rural libraries by P.I. Makushin in Tomsk province was of utmost importance in spreading knowledge in Siberia. For a long time, the philanthropist nurtured the idea of opening the first People’s University in Siberia. In 1905, he appealed with this proposal to the Tomsk city Duma, which supported his initiative and decided to allocate a land plot for the construction of the University on the Salt Square in Tomsk. The University building was constructed in 1912; and the official approval of the Charter of the Institution took place in 1916. The long time from the idea to the implementation of the project was connected with the obstacles arisen from the negligence of local officials and the reluctance of the Minister of public education L.A. Kasso to open another University in Tomsk. The First World War had a devastating impact on the life of the People’s University: from the second half of 1916, its building was used for the barracks of war prisoners; the work of the academic Department was episodic. In 1919, the University was nationalized, then various organizations housed the building, and its founder was almost without means of livelihood. Referring to the historiographical coverage of P.I. Makushin’s charitable activities, the author confidentcy concludes that Soviet historiography deliberately suppressed Makushin's contribution, like the contribution of many Russian entrepreneurs, to the development of intellectual sphere of certain regions; therefore, interest to this problem has largely intensified in recent decades.

Pursuing Opportunities Available to Support Your Own Learning: A Case Study: University of Guyana Library

This article provides an assessment of the pathways Librarians at the University of Guyana Library (UGL) explored to achieve continual learning for professional growth and self-development.The writers adopted a survey method to capture data from sixteen senior professionals from the University of Guyana Library. The findings revealed that while the University of Guyana Administration provided some avenues for professional growth and development for all professionals, there were some areas that required a more structured and equitable approach. The findings indicated that much more can be done to facilitate growth and development for senior Library professionals, particularly in the field of Librarianship. From the discussions, the researchers concluded that in spite of the limited access to available resources, Library senior professionals actively pursued alternative avenues to enhance and advance learning. This was intended to acquire current knowledge and practice so that they may provide a higher quality of service to their clientele; further, their experience (in the process) will assist in enhancing their professional development and personal growth.

Industrial revolution 4.0: implication to libraries and librarians

Purpose Industry 4.0 is a term for the so-called Fourth Industrial revolutions. It is the technological integration of cyber-physical systems (CPS) in the process of production. CPS enables internet-based process networking with all participants in the process of value creation. The industrial revolution is actually changing how we live, work and communicate. Many trades have highly been affected by 4IR, libraries are one of them. The libraries of twenty-first century are shifting their paradigms from traditional setup to modern information networking. As people and machines are connecting to each other at enormous speed, artificial intelligence, mobile computing, machine learning and automation of every trade have become a need of the day. Automation and artificial intelligence are change agents in 4IR that will make certain groups of employees redundant, replacing them with new workers with the needed skills or with machines that do the job cheaper. This paper aims to shed light on how the 4IR will “shape the future of education, gender, work and library services”. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the challenges being faced by the library and librarians in the age of Industrial 4.0 revolution in contemporary society. The purpose of this study is to review the past literature on Industrial Revolutions 4.0 in education and interlink them with Library services. Design/methodology/approach The current study performs a systematic and content-centric review of literature relevant to library services. The literature of this study is based on a six-stage approach to identify the design principles and technology trends of 4IR in education and Library services. Findings Industry 4.0 Revolution is the current trend of revolutionary technology, which has affected many services in this age of globalization. Similar, Library services have highly been affected by 4IR. An effort has been made to highlight the vari-ous challenges being faced by libraries and librarians in this age of information. Some solutions have been presented to the library professionals to overcome this technology to boost its services up to the entire satisfaction of the patrons. Research limitations/implications The strategic approach in this study can serve the academicians and practitioners in the field of librarianship as a stepping stone to develop a successful transition from traditional manufacturing into the industry 4.0. Originality/value The study is among the first to identify the challenges being faced by libraries and librarians in this age of Industrial revolutions.