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The aim is to review how emerging technologies are transforming public libraries and their roles in society.

June 21, 2026Nigerian Academic and Research Libraries Journal0 citations

Emerging Technologies and Public Library Development: An Overview

JJJumba, Jumba,African Library and Information Associations and Institutions

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The aim is to review how emerging technologies are transforming public libraries and their roles in society.
Review of the roles of emerging technologies in public library practices
Analysis of technologies impacting collection, processing, preservation, and dissemination of information
Emerging technologies facilitate better access to both printed and digital information
Public libraries play a crucial role in reducing illiteracy in communities
Enhanced awareness and education is provided through libraries' adoption of new technologies

Abstract

The study reviews the roles of emerging technologies in the transformation of publiclibraries. Public libraries engage in collection, processing, preservation and dissemination of recorded information in various formats. The public libraries havecontinued to play a long life leading role in educating the society and communities,providing awareness and access to information both in printed and digital formats.By this vital role, public libraries are helping to curb the level of illiteracy in thes

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