Library Hi Tech News: Volume 33 Issue 5

Open source software for library systems – 1

Adetoun A. Oyelude

This literature review goes ten years back to see what has been and is going on in the open source world. Effort has been made to be as comprehensive as possible, but the review…

“Through the looking glass: envisioning new library technologies” how artificial intelligence will impact libraries

Peter Fernandez

This is the second of a two-part series on artificial intelligence (AI). The first column summarized some of the basic concepts necessary to understand AI and why recent…

Libraries, data and the fourth industrial revolution (Data Deluge Column)

Donna Ellen Frederick

The World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2016, brought together leaders from the areas of science and technology, business, health, education, government…

Using a blog and social media promotion as a collaborative community building marketing tool for library resources

Alyson Vaaler, Steve Brantley

The purpose of this report is to explain the process of how Booth Library developed an online WordPress blog to market physical and electronic resources in the library’s…

Libraries as Vehicle to Sustainable Developmental Goals (SDGs): Nigerian’s current status and outlook

Magnus Igbinovia

This paper aims to examine the progress made by Nigerian libraries towards the actualization of sustainable developmental goals (SDGs) and to review possible opportunities for…

Floating castles, Legos, Candy, and Play: Counterplay 2016

Megan Lotts

The purpose of this paper is to review the Counterplay 2016 conference.