Imagine a Future Library in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Lee, Yonghun

doi:10.69528/jkmla.2017.44.1_2.1

J Korean Med Libr Assoc 2017; 44(1_2):1-11

pISSN: 2383-8809

DOI: https://doi.org/10.69528/jkmla.2017.44.1_2.1

Article

4차 산업혁명 시대, 도서관을 상상하다

이용훈 ¹ ^, ^*

Imagine a Future Library in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Yonghun Lee ¹ ^, ^*

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¹한국도서관협회

¹Korean Library Association, Seoul, Korea

^*Corresponding author:Yonghun Lee, Korean Library Association, Banpodae-ro 201, Seocho-gu, Seoul 06579, Korea, Tel: 82-2-535-4868, Fax: 82-2-535-5616, E-mail: blackmt@kla.kr

ⓒ Copyright 2017 The Korean Medical Library Association. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Received: Oct 15, 2017; Revised: Nov 20, 2017; Accepted: Dec 16, 2017

Published Online: Dec 30, 2017

Abstract

The future begins with our imagination. To imagine the future of the library, first check the future aspects that will affect the library. In particular, we learn about, analyze and understand the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Second, analyze how the library is changing. Emphasize that libraries and librarians must lead change in libraries. Looked at how the library will change in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In conclusion, the future of the library should be made up of librarians' imagination and practice. The first priority is to set a new vision for the library. With a new vision, libraries and librarians must imagine the future and act with a sense of challenge.

Keywords: Future Library; Future of Library; Fourth Industrial Revolution; Social Fiction