Academic Libraries: Reflecting on Crisis, the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Way Forward
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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Chapters
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Preface
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1. The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Academic Library Practices
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2. Steering and Rowing through a CrisisPandemic Leadership in Higher Education
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3. Quality Assuring Unknown TerritoryReviewing the University of Johannesburg’s Pandemic Teaching and Learning Approach
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4. From Online Learning to Digital TransformationThe New University Normal
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5. The Shifting and Changing Research Landscape and the Academic Librarian’s Response
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6. Technologies in Two Academic Libraries During the Covid-19 PandemicThe Case of the Alma Jordan Library and the Open Campus Libraries and Information Services, The University of the West Indies
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7. Smart Academic LibrariesPossibilities Through the Application of the Internet of Things
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8. On Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through Coproduction of KnowledgeA Case Study of the Makers Valley Partnership
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9. The Role of the Library in Actualising United Nation Sustainable Development Goals in South Africa
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10. Virtual Information Services During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Makerere University Library, Uganda
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11. The Courage to Lead with Small Things Like Kindness

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