The roles of library in the metaverse

Abu Bakar, Amzari and Hussin, Norhayati and Seman, Mohd Ridwan and Angchun, Peemasak (2022) The roles of library in the metaverse. Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 7 (SI10). pp. 1-5. ISSN 2398-4287

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Identification Number (DOI): 10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI10.4132

Abstract

The library is an important institution throughout society. Library roles change over time, from the custodian of records to addressing information needs of the society in the digital age of the Internet. Tech companies around the world are start investing in the next version of the Internet called the Metaverse. The key elements of Metaverse are Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Real-Time, and Immersive experience in the common cyberspace. The Metaverse is not fully existed yet. It is predicted that it will change business disruptively. This paper discusses the roles of the library may play in the Metaverse.

Metadata

Item Type:	Article
Creators:	Creators Email / ID Num. Abu Bakar, Amzari amzari1467@uitm.edu.my Hussin, Norhayati yatihussin@uitm.edu.my Seman, Mohd Ridwan mridwan@uitm.edu.my Angchun, Peemasak peemthailand@yahoo.com
Subjects:	Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Library Science. Information Science Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources (General) > Electronic information resource literacy
Divisions:	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor > Puncak Perdana Campus > Faculty of Information Management
Journal or Publication Title:	Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal
ISSN:	2398-4287
Event Title:	5th International Conference on Information Science
Event Dates:	19-21 September 2022
Volume:	7
Number:	SI10
Page Range:	pp. 1-5
Keywords:	Metaverse, Virtual reality, Augmented reality, Roles of the library, Information science, Information management
Date:	November 2022
URI:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/143293