Description
The rapid advances taking place in information and communication technologies are enabling transformation in libraries irrespective of their types. What used to be an isolated and sedate environment has become more of a community hub where users interact, learn, and communicate. Technology has helped libraries connect to a worldwide network where information is exchanged globally and consumed locally.
The Handbook of Research on Digital Devices for Inclusivity and Engagement in Libraries is a critical scholarly publication that explores interactive technologies and their applications and implementations in library settings as well as their role in transforming libraries. Featuring a range of topics such as artificial intelligence, library technologies, and social media, this book is ideal for librarians, IT technicians, academicians, researchers, and students.
Reviews and Testimonials
A thorough collection of observations and research findings from numerous specialists in the field of library and information science (LIS) may be found in the Handbook of Research on Digital Devices for Inclusivity and Engagement in Libraries. ". In libraries, digital devices and technology play a critical role in promoting diversity and engagement. This book explores this relationship. In order to present a broad and comprehensive picture of modern library practices, each chapter examines a different feature of digital innovation and how it affects library services.
– Tella Adeyinka
Author's/Editor's Biography
Adeyinka Tella (Ed.)
Adeyinka Tella
is based at the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Ilorin, Nigeria and Research Fellow in the Department of Information Science at the University of South Africa, following a stint as a visiting researcher with the Department. Adeyinka was a Commonwealth scholar who finished his PhD at the University of Botswana in 2009. He is a three-times winner in 2014, 2017 and 2018 of the Dr. T.M. Salisu Most Published Librarian Award made by the Nigerian Library Association and a 2007 winner of a Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) small grant for thesis writing for the PhD student category. Adeyinka has authored many articles in high impact Web of Science/Scopus rated journals and as at November 2022 had scored an H-index of 33, an i10-index of 71 and 5021 citations. He edits or is on the editorial board of many recognised journals.