Artificial intelligence and library practice in developing countries: A call for realistic partnership and sustainable collaboration

Abstract

The paper examined artificial intelligence and library practice in developing countries: a call for realistic partnership and sustainable bcollaboration. The highlights of the paper include: current technological state of libraries in developing countries; level of readiness  among librarians cum libraries in developing countries to embrace AI tools and related technologies; areas of AI applicability in library  and information service delivery; rationalization for realistic partnership and   sustainable collaboration; viable institutes and agencies  that librarians can collaborate and partner with for all-in-one deployment of AI tools; requisite skills for full integration of AI to library  service delivery in developing countries and strategies for efficient deployment of AI. Recommendations were made in view of potential  factors that may limit full actualization of viable partnership and sustainable collaborative efforts. b