Industrial revolution 4.0: implication to libraries and librarians
| Pages | 1-5 |
| Date | 18 September 2019 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/LHTN-05-2019-0033 |
| Published date | 18 September 2019 |
| Author | Abid Hussain |
| Subject Matter | Library & information science,Librarianship/library management,Library technology,Library & information services |
Industrial revolution 4.0:
implication to libraries and
librarians
Abid Hussain
Introduction
“The term Industry 4.0 stands for the
fourth industrial revolution defined as a
new level of organization and control
over the entire value chain of products.
It is aimed at the increasingly
requirements of individual customers.
(Vaidya et al., 2018). The Fourth
Industrial revolution is changing how
we live, work and communicate. Some
best examples are self-driving cars,
online shopping, drone delivery
services etc. Students today need to stay
relevant for future job markets, as
artificial intelligence has produced and
changed many jobs. The Fourth
industrial revolution is mostly focused
on artificial intelligence. IR 4.0
empowers us how we value the things
we use now and into the future. The
changing in business models and
employment trends are new shapes of
IR 4.0. Artificial intelligence and
automation process are changing agents
in Fourth industrial revolution which
will make certain employees redundant
and will replace them with new workers
with the needed skills or with machines
that do the job cheaper. World
economic forums claim that 65per cent
of kids enrolling in primary education
today will end up working in jobs that
haven’t been created yet. In the old
days’ students were going to
universities and colleges to study for a
degree that will set them up for a job for
life, but, the fourth industrial revolution
has made things easier. Libraries and
librarians are highly been affected by
this 4IR in term of services and
marketing values. Libraries are
changing agents of 4IR and if not
updated itself will face numerous
problems. Librarians around the globe
are frightening that Fourth Industrial
revolutions will badly affect their jobs
and unemployment will be increasing in
alarming rates. But, 4IR is merely a
friendly revolution and will pave the
way for libraries and librarians if
adopted as a tool for services.
Phases of industrial revolution
First industrial revolutions
Great Britain is the pioneer of the first
Industrial revolution where hand
production methods started from 1720 to
1840. A number of items were produced
in this age. Great Britain paved the way
for entrepreneurial, legal and cultural
foundations were set up and the free
market economy was introduced which
later led them to the first Industrial
revolutions. Number of research
universities was established in this
revolution Penprase (2018).Inthefirst
industrial revolutions, libraries had
increased in size but because of the
haphazard growth, libraries
administration had become weak and
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Feature article
Industrial revolution 4.0: implication
to libraries and librarians . ......1
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