Smart libraries and their applications in the Arab world

الملخص EN

The main aim of conducting this research is to identify the applications of smart libraries in the Arab world.

the researcher relied on the documentary and survey approach to collect information and data through the internet, and to get to know these libraries.

then the research came in three sections dealing with the first topic: the general framework of the study.

the second topic deals with: introducing smart libraries and indicating their types and characteristics.

the third topic dealt with the requirements of smart libraries' application by identifying the basic components of it (smart building, smart librarian, smart devices, systems and software, smart information sources, and smart beneficiaries), and dealt with smart libraries applications in the Arab world and the research came out with several results, the most important of which are: there are not smart libraries, stand-alone, representing their buildings, holdings, and smart services in the Arab world, but there are libraries that represent smart electronic platforms or websites available on the internet.

among the recommendations of the research: our library begins to shift from traditional libraries to electronic libraries, and shift to smart libraries with all its constituent elements, including the building, equipment, and systems, and to provide electronic and interactive resources and services with the beneficiaries.