Editorial: 40th anniversary: contemporary library research
Abstract
To celebrate the 40th year of Library Hi Tech, we conclude Volume 40 of our journal with a selection of papers related to the latest issues related to library research.This editorial guides readers not just through this issue but also through recent related articles to expand their further readings. Transformation of librariesLibraries are transforming from a space to store books into integrated cultural, meeting and learning spaces that tend to operate 24/7 (Yip et al., 2019; Chan et al., 2020a;Kim et al., 2020;Leung et al., 2022; Ho et al., 2022a,b;Jiang et al., 2022;Wong and Chiu, 2023).Noh (2022) investigated the library as a complex cultural space and showed that library users participated and enjoyed its services and programs.On the other hand, Zhou et al. (2022) investigated the library caf e as a study space.They showed that the library caf e is essential for students' learning and life.Further, Nwagwu and Matobako (2022) examined the knowledge commons in South African public libraries.Earlier this year, we had a special section on library wayfinding (Chiu and Ho, 2022).Another important direction of transformation of libraries system is digitalization and automation (Lo et al., 2017;Sun et al., 2022;Lin et al., 2022;Tse et al., 2022;Shahzad and Khan, 2022).This is particularly important as a measure against library lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic (Huang et al., 2021(Huang et al., , 2022a;;Fasae et al., 2021;Guo et al., 2021;Meng et al., 2022;Yu et al.,…
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