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Practice Model of Smart Libraries: An Exploration Based on International Typical Cases

  • Liu Qianwen ,
  • Hu Juan ,
  • Ke Ping
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  • 1 Nankai University Business School, Tianjin 300110;
    2 School of History and Archives, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091
Liu Qianwen, Doctoral Candidate, E-mail: 857190342@qq.com; Hu Juan, PhD, Master’s Supervisor; Ke Ping, Professor, PhD, Doctoral Supervisor.

Received date: 2024-03-11

  Revised date: 2025-03-08

  Online published: 2025-08-20

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This work is supported by the key project of National Social Science Fund of China titled “Innovation Research on Public Library Evaluation Theory and Evaluation Standards Based on Performance and Effectiveness Integration” (Grant No. 19ATQ002).

Abstract

[Purpose/Significance] Existing research on smart libraries focuses on the elements of practice and construction models, but relatively little research is conducted on its smartization process, the link between the macro system and the micro-level individual libraries’ smartization practices. Based on the logic model theory, this study examines the smartization practices of international library systems and individual libraries to enrich the theoretical framework of smart libraries and provide new implications. [Method/Process] Following the “Context-Input-Action-Outcome” logic model, this paper explored the smartization process of macro-level library systems and micro-level individual libraries, uncovering the logic mechanism of library smartization. [Result/Conclusions] This paper proposes a dual-loop model of the smart library. It suggests that future smart library practices should emphasize the coordinated development of library systems and individual libraries, strengthen technological security and ethical management, develop human technological and innovative capabilities, use AI technology for knowledge sharing and openness, and promote the inheritance of traditional culture.

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Liu Qianwen , Hu Juan , Ke Ping . Practice Model of Smart Libraries: An Exploration Based on International Typical Cases[J]. Library and Information Service, 2025 , 69(18) : 3 -15 . DOI: 10.13266/j.issn.0252-3116.2025.18.001

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