Open AccessUnderstanding Artificial Intelligence in Research Libraries – Extensive Literature Review
Author(s) -
Andrea Gasparini,
Heli Kautonen
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
liber quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1435-5205
pISSN - 2213-056X
DOI - 10.53377/lq.10934
Subject(s) - computer science , applications of artificial intelligence , affect (linguistics) , data science , knowledge management , work (physics) , path (computing) , engineering ethics , artificial intelligence , management science , sociology , engineering , mechanical engineering , communication , programming language
Artificial intelligence (AI) now forms a part of various activities in the academic world. AI will also affect how research libraries perform and carry out their services and how the various kinds of data they hold in their repositories will be used in the future. For the moment, the landscape is complex and unclear, and library personnel and leaders are uncertain about where they should lay the path ahead. This extensive literature review provides an overview of how research libraries understand, react to, and work with AI. This paper examines the roles conceived for libraries and librarians, their users, and AI. Finally, design thinking is presented as an approach to solving emerging issues with AI and opening up opportunities for this technology at a more strategic level.