Library in the Information Age

Abstract

Some of the challenges to the libraries in the information age are the decreasing numbers of the analog books readers and the multiple sources of information available to readers. The availability of numerous sources disseminating information is what libraries have to fight. In this attempt, libraries need to embrace artificial intelligence; digital tools; innovative and creative physical spaces; and re-designing and configure as to how libraries interact with its readers. This article aims to suggest and review the directions and the digital changes that the libraries around the world are adopting in the era of the information age.