@article{ART003279238},
author={Ji Hei Kang},
title={From Smart Cities to the Era of Public AI: A Study on the Expansion of Public Library Services},
journal={Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science},
issn={1229-2435},
year={2025},
volume={36},
number={4},
pages={403-428}
TY - JOUR
AU - Ji Hei Kang
TI - From Smart Cities to the Era of Public AI: A Study on the Expansion of Public Library Services
JO - Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science
PY - 2025
VL - 36
IS - 4
PB - Journal Of The Korean Biblia Society For Library And Information Science
SP - 403
EP - 428
SN - 1229-2435
AB - This study redefines the role of libraries in expanding their public nature in the era of smart city projects and public AI. This study analyzes the cases of the Broward County and Brooklyn public libraries in the United States and the Brisbane City Council Library and Parramata Library in Australia from a smart city perspective. Furthermore, it examines the SLAAIT project at a state library in the United States, the AI services of the National Library of Korea and the Library of Congress in Korea, and the Citizen Deliberation Program at the Eindhoven Library in the Netherlands as examples of innovation in the era of public AI. The analysis reveals that libraries serve multifaceted roles: as inclusive access points for the knowledge-vulnerable, creative hubs for the local economy, educational institutions that foster citizens’ critical capacity, and guardians of public values. To formalize this expanded role of libraries, this study emphasizes the need for policy and institutional support. It also proposes measures to redesign library performance indicators to focus on public values and establish library networks.
KW - Smart City;Public AI;Library ESG;Public Value of Library;Citizen Participation
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Ji Hei Kang. (2025). From Smart Cities to the Era of Public AI: A Study on the Expansion of Public Library Services. Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science, 36(4), 403-428.
Ji Hei Kang. 2025, "From Smart Cities to the Era of Public AI: A Study on the Expansion of Public Library Services", Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science, vol.36, no.4 pp.403-428.
Ji Hei Kang "From Smart Cities to the Era of Public AI: A Study on the Expansion of Public Library Services" Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science 36.4 pp.403-428 (2025) : 403.
Ji Hei Kang. From Smart Cities to the Era of Public AI: A Study on the Expansion of Public Library Services. 2025; 36(4), 403-428.
Ji Hei Kang. "From Smart Cities to the Era of Public AI: A Study on the Expansion of Public Library Services" Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science 36, no.4 (2025) : 403-428.
Ji Hei Kang. From Smart Cities to the Era of Public AI: A Study on the Expansion of Public Library Services. Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science, 36(4), 403-428.
Ji Hei Kang. From Smart Cities to the Era of Public AI: A Study on the Expansion of Public Library Services. Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science. 2025; 36(4) 403-428.
Ji Hei Kang. From Smart Cities to the Era of Public AI: A Study on the Expansion of Public Library Services. 2025; 36(4), 403-428.
Ji Hei Kang. "From Smart Cities to the Era of Public AI: A Study on the Expansion of Public Library Services" Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science 36, no.4 (2025) : 403-428.
