OPEN SCIENCE: REDEFINING THE ROLE OF LIBRARIES AS HUBS FOR KNOWLEDGE JUSTICE AND INNOVATION IN THE 5TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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https://doi.org/10.5281/Ключевые слова:
knowledge justice, library, open science, innovation, 5th industrial revolutionАннотация
The 5th industrial revolution era focus on human-centered advancements driven by the unification of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Libraries are situated to lead this transformation by promoting equitable access to information and support the innovation and open knowledge. There are extant literature on the benefit of open science but no much attention on the disparity among the underrepresented communities in accessing and contribution to scholarly communication. Libraries as the custodian of knowledge are expected to redefine their roles in this era for proper positioning in ensuring inclusion, fair use, technology, service oriented, and dismantle knowledge supremacy through open science. The study explored how libraries can transform and adapt their roles in this era by ensuring human-centered innovation and technology integration, targeting the principle of knowledge, justice and equitable participation into their operations. Bridging the gaps and guaranteeing equitable access to open science, the study aimed at exploring how open science would be empowered in the 5IR through librarians in ensuring knowledge, justice and innovation. The study used qualitative research method and semi-structured interviews were used as the instrument to gather data from respondents. The population for this study were heads of library in universities in south-west Nigeria. A purposive sampling technique was used to select 10 heads of library with direct experience or expertise in open science practices, knowledge equity initiatives, and library innovation strategies. The result showed that there are benefits of open science but the disparity between the developed and under-represented can better be bridged by innovative approach of the library. It was suggested that there should be collaboration among stakeholders and supportive policies to ensure knowledge justice.
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