Factors influencing the adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) in university libraries: a systematic literature review (SLR).

Purpose: For the provision of smart library services to end users, tools of the Internet of Things (IoT) play a significant role. The study aims to discover the factors influencing the adoption of IoT in university libraries, investigate the impact of IoT on university library services and identify...

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Published in:Electronic Library Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 255 - 288
Main Authors: Shahzad, Khurram, Khan, Shakeel Ahmad, Iqbal, Abid
Format: research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Emerald Publishing Limited 2024
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          Shahzad, Khurram
          Khan, Shakeel Ahmad
          Iqbal, Abid
        affil: Department of Library, Government College University Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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          Internet of Things
          Libraries, Academic
          Library Services
          Organizational Change
          Human
          Systematic Review
          Librarianship
          Organizational Efficiency
          Privacy and Confidentiality
          Strategic Planning
          Descriptive Statistics
          Libraries, Electronic
      ab: Purpose: For the provision of smart library services to end users, tools of the Internet of Things (IoT) play a significant role. The study aims to discover the factors influencing the adoption of IoT in university libraries, investigate the impact of IoT on university library services and identify challenges to adopt IoT applications in university libraries. Design/methodology/approach: A systematic literature review was carried out to address the objectives of the study. The 40 most relevant research papers published in the world's leading digital databases were selected to conduct the study. Findings: The findings illustrated that rapid growth in technology, perceived benefits, the networked world and the changing landscape of librarianship positively influenced the adoption of IoT in university libraries. The study also displayed that IoT supported library professionals to initiate smart library services, assisted in service efficiency, offered context-based library services, provided tracking facilities and delivered effective management of library systems. Results also revealed that a lack of technical infrastructure, security and privacy concerns, a lack of technological skills and unavailability of policy and strategic planning caused barriers to the successful adoption of IoT applications in university libraries. Originality/value: The study has provided theoretical implications through a valuable addition to the current literature. It has also offered managerial implications for policymakers to construct productive policies for the implementation of IoT applications in university libraries for the attainment of fruitful outcomes. Finally, the study provides a baseline for understanding the adoption of IoT in academic libraries.
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