Press Releases
- Press Release: Policy Brief #1
- Press Release: Policy Brief #2
- Press Release: Policy Brief #3
- Press Release: Policy Brief #4
- Press Release: Policy Brief #5
Policy Briefs
- LibrarIN Fifth Policy Brief - Libraries in the Age of AI: Safeguarding Cultural Heritage and Trust
- LibrarIN Fifth Policy Brief - Card_DE
- LibrarIN Fifth Policy Brief - Card_DK
- LibrarIN Fifth Policy Brief - Card_EN
- LibrarIN Fifth Policy Brief - Card_ES
- LibrarIN Fifth Policy Brief - Card_FI
- LibrarIN Fifth Policy Brief - Card_FR
- LibrarIN Fifth Policy Brief - Card_GR
- LibrarIN Fifth Policy Brief - Card_NL
- LibrarIN Fourth Policy Brief - Next Generation Libraries: Bottom-Up, People-First and Purpose-Driven
- LibrarIN Fourth Policy Brief - Card_DE
- LibrarIN Fourth Policy Brief - Card_DK
- LibrarIN Fourth Policy Brief - Card_EN
- LibrarIN Fourth Policy Brief - Card_ES
- LibrarIN Fourth Policy Brief - Card_FI
- LibrarIN Fourth Policy Brief - Card_FR
- LibrarIN Fourth Policy Brief - Card_GR
- LibrarIN Fourth Policy Brief - Card_NL
- LibrarIN Third Policy Brief - Collaborative Innovation and Best Practice Diffusion in European Libraries: Adapting for Local Impact
- LibrarIN Third Policy Brief - Card_DE
- LibrarIN Third Policy Brief - Card_DK
- LibrarIN Third Policy Brief - Card_EN
- LibrarIN Third Policy Brief - Card_ES
- LibrarIN Third Policy Brief - Card_FI
- LibrarIN Third Policy Brief - Card_FR
- LibrarIN Third Policy Brief - Card_GR
- LibrarIN Third Policy Brief - Card_NL
- LibrarIN Second Policy Brief - Boosting and evaluating collaborative innovations in libraries: managerial guidelines and policy implications
- LibrarIN Second Policy Brief - Card_DE
- LibrarIN Second Policy Brief - Card_DK
- LibrarIN Second Policy Brief - Card_EN
- LibrarIN Second Policy Brief - Card_ES
- LibrarIN Second Policy Brief - Card_FI
- LibrarIN Second Policy Brief - Card_FR
- LibrarIN Second Policy Brief - Card_GR
- LibrarIN Second Policy Brief - Card_NL
- LibrarIN First Policy Brief - Reimagine Libraries: Sparking Collaboration for Innovation to Tackle Libraries’ 21st Century Challenges
- LibrarIN First Policy Brief - Teaser _DE
- LibrarIN First Policy Brief - Teaser _DK
- LibrarIN First Policy Brief - Teaser _EN
- LibrarIN First Policy Brief - Teaser _ES
- LibrarIN First Policy Brief - Teaser _FI
- LibrarIN First Policy Brief - Teaser _FR
- LibrarIN First Policy Brief - Teaser _GR
- LibrarIN First Policy Brief - Teaser _NL
Publications
- I. Mergel & C. Schmidt (Eds.), AI Innovations in Public Services: The Case of National Libraries. Springer Naturehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01344-6
- Mergel, I. (2026). Studying the Co-production of AI Implementation in National Public Libraries. In: Mergel, I., Schmidt, C. (eds) AI Innovations in Public Services. Springer, Cham https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01344-6_1
- Scupola, A. (2026). Applying AI to Increase Cultural Accessibility: The Postcard Project at the Royal Danish Library. In: Mergel, I., Schmidt, C. (eds) AI Innovations in Public Services. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01344-6_2
- Mergel, I., Kühler, J., Schumann, AL., Nitsch, C. (2026). Automated Subject Cataloguing at the German National Library. In: Mergel, I., Schmidt, C. (eds) AI Innovations in Public Services. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01344-6_3
- Schumann, AL., Mergel, I. (2026). AI-Supported Automated Subject Indexing and Metadata Management with Annif and Finto AI at the National Library of Finland. In: Mergel, I., Schmidt, C. (eds) AI Innovations in Public Services. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01344-6_4
- Scupola, A. (2026). Visual Discovery Through AI: Unlocking the Postcard Archive at the National Library of Sweden. In: Mergel, I., Schmidt, C. (eds) AI Innovations in Public Services. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01344-6_5
- Scupola, A. (2026). From Data to AI-Based Discovery: The Maken Project at the National Library of Norway. In: Mergel, I., Schmidt, C. (eds) AI Innovations in Public Services. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01344-6_6
- Schumann, AL., Mergel, I. (2026). The Retrocatalography Project: Combining AI with the Microsoft Power Platform at the Royal National Library of Belgium. In: Mergel, I., Schmidt, C. (eds) AI Innovations in Public Services. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01344-6_7
- van der Vaart, B., Schmidt, C. (2026). AI for Access: Strategic Innovation at the Dutch National Library. In: Mergel, I., Schmidt, C. (eds) AI Innovations in Public Services. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01344-6_8
- Henry, A. (2026). How to Make Millions of Documents Accessible Through AI and a Digital Library? The Case of Gallica, French National Library. In: Mergel, I., Schmidt, C. (eds) AI Innovations in Public Services. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01344-6_9
- Schmidt, C. (2026). From Metadata to Meaning: Applying AI in the National Library of Estonia. In: Mergel, I., Schmidt, C. (eds) AI Innovations in Public Services. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01344-6_10
- Peralta, A. (2026). Implementing AI in the National Library of Spain: The ETSO Project and Stylometric Analysis of Golden Age Theatre. In: Mergel, I., Schmidt, C. (eds) AI Innovations in Public Services. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01344-6_11
- Kühler, J., Mergel, I. (2026). Assessing Nineteenth-Century Library Collections with the “Living with Machines” Project at the British Library, United Kingdom. In: Mergel, I., Schmidt, C. (eds) AI Innovations in Public Services. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01344-6_12
- Schumann, AL., Kühler, J., Mergel, I. (2026). Exploring Computational Descriptions for Metadata Creation for E-Books at the Library of Congress, United States of America. In: Mergel, I., Schmidt, C. (eds) AI Innovations in Public Services. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01344-6_13
- Mergel, I., Kühler, J., Schumann, AL., Schmidt, C. (2026). Recommendations for the AI Implementation in Libraries. In: Mergel, I., Schmidt, C. (eds) AI Innovations in Public Services. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01344-6_14
- Willems, M., Anducas, M., Silvestrini, E. (2026). Innovating Libraries: The LibrarIN Toolkit for Policy and Practice. In: Mergel, I., Schmidt, C. (eds) AI Innovations in Public Services. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01344-6_15
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LibrarIN International Conference Innovation and value co-creation for a new generation of libraries Book of abstracts – Luis Rubalcaba (Ed).
- Desmarchelier, B., Djellal, F., Gallou, F., Liotard, I., (2025), The Dynamic of Social Innovations: a network-based perspective, LibrarIN International Conference, Alcala University, Spain, May 22-23, 2025, Book of Abstracts
- Es-Sadki, N., Arundel, A. (2025), Innovation and co-creation with users in European academic and public libraries: empirical survey results, LibrarIN International Conference, Alcala University, Spain, May 22-23, 2025, Book of Abstracts
- Fuglsang, L., Tuominen, T., Hyytinen, K., Vorre Hansen, A., Windrum P. (2025), Drivers of public sector co-creation and innovation: The case of public libraries, LibrarIN International Conference, Alcala University, Spain, May 22-23, 2025, Book of Abstracts
- Fuglsang, L., Tuominen, T., Hyytinen, K., Vorre Hansen, A., Windrum, P. (2025), Navigating tensions in developing public value co-creation practices: The case of the public library, LibrarIN International Conference, Alcala University, Spain, May 22-23, 2025, Book of Abstracts
- Gago-Saldaña, D.(2025), Public Value Creation and the Role of User Co-Creation & Co-Innovation in Public Libraries: Experiences from Medialab-Tabakalera and the Library Living Lab, LibrarIN International Conference, Alcala University, Spain, May 22-23, 2025, Book of Abstracts
- Gupta , V. and Rubalcaba, L. (2025), AI Adoption in Libraries for Business Support: Co-Creation, Structured Experimentation, and Monitoring & Evaluation, LibrarIN International Conference, Alcala University, Spain, May 22-23, 2025, Book of Abstracts
- Liefooghe, C.(2025), The future of public libraries in the digital age: innovation networks and policies in France and Quebec Province (Canada), LibrarIN International Conference, Alcala University, Spain, May 22-23, 2025 , Book of Abstracts
- Peralta, A.(2025), AI Tools Supporting Libraries for Sustainable Development, LibrarIN International Conference, Alcala University, Spain, May 22-23, 2025, Book of Abstracts
- Schartinger, D., Wasserbacher, D., Windrum P. (2025), Beyond the shelvable. A resource-based view on innovation in libraries, LibrarIN International Conference, Alcala University, Spain, May 22-23, 2025, Book of Abstracts
- Scupola, A.(2025), AI-based Digital Transformation and Implications for Service Innovation: The case of the Royal Danish Library, LibrarIN International Conference, Alcala University, Spain, May 22-23, 2025, Book of Abstracts
- Solano, E., Montealegre G., Rubalcaba L., Hyytinen, K., Tuominen, T., Vainikainen S., Windrum, P. (2025), Innovation and co-creation in academic libraries. How close they are?, LibrarIN International Conference, Alcala University, Spain, May 22-23, 2025, Book of Abstracts
- Tuominen, T., Hyytinen, K., Windrum, P. (2025), Libraries in a changing societal landscape: resourcing value propositions for viability and societal relevance, LibrarIN International Conference, Alcala University, Spain, May 22-23, 2025, Book of Abstracts
- Vorre Hansen, A., Fuglsang, L., Scupola, A., Thorbjørnsen, S., (2025), Exploring the democratic ethos of public libraries through orders of worth: cases from Denmark, LibrarIN International Conference, Alcala University, Spain, May 22-23, 2025, Book of Abstracts
- Willems, M., Silvestrin, E., Anducas, M.,(2025), The LibrarIN Toolkit. Driving social innovation in European Libraries, LibrarIN International Conference, Alcala University, Spain, May 22-23, 2025, Book of Abstracts
- Fuglsang, L., & Hansen, A. V. (Accepted/In press). Mediated social innovation in public libraries. In P. Windrum, K. Hyytinen, A. Seisto, & T. Tuominen (Eds.), Edward Elgar Handbook of Social Innovation in Services Edward Elgar Publishing. https://forskning.ruc.dk/en/publications/mediated-social-innovation-in-public-libraries/
- Varun Gupta (2026) AI Experimentation Policy for Libraries: Balancing Innovation and Data Privacy, Public Library Quarterly, 45:1, 9-29, DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2024.2445356
- EU publication ‘The multifaceted role of Libraries. A Synergy Info Pack by CORDIS’ (2025). Discover the projects working to strengthen Europe’s public libraries | News | CORDIS | European Commission. https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/461123-discover-the-projects-working-to-strengthen-europe-s-public-libraries
- Desmarchelier B., Djellal F., Gallouj F. (2025), Filter bubbles as a vector of tradition? Decoding opinion dynamics with agent-based modelling, Journal of Computational Social Science, vol. 8, article 88, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42001-025-00422-7
- Benoît Desmarchelier, Faridah Djellal, Faïz Gallouj, Nassim Gallouj, Beyond the reverse product cycle: An exploration of the digital, social and spatial transformation of libraries11We sincerely thank the anonymous reviewers for their insightful comments and suggestions, which significantly helped enhance our article., Research Policy, Volume 54, Issue 8, 2025, 105297, ISSN 0048-7333, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2025.105297.
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Suominen, A., Hyytinen, K., & Tuori, H. (Eds.) (2025). Co-creating sustainable solutions for Future-proof Societies : The European Association for REsearch on SERvices (RESER), 34th International RESER Conference: Conference proceedings. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. https://doi.org/10.32040/2025.978-951-38-8843-5
- Mergel, I., Schumann, A.-L., Kühler, J., Schmidt, C., Henry, A., Scupola, A., Peralta, A., & van der Vaart, B. (2024). Digital Transformation of National Library Services with AI. Abstract from 34th RESER (The European Association for REsearch on SERvices) International Conference, 31 October to 02 November 2024, VTT, Espoo, Finland
- Montealegre G., Rubalcaba L., Solano E., Hyytinen K., Tuominen T., Windrum, P. (2024). Bibliometric Analysis of Innovation in Academic Libraries: A Study of the Period 2003-2023. Abstract from 34th RESER (The European Association for REsearch on SERvices) International Conference, 31 October to 02 November 2024, VTT, Espoo, Finland
- Fuglsang, L., Hyytinen, K., Tuominen, T. (2024). The library as a space for public value co-creation. Abstract from 34th RESER (The European Association for REsearch on SERvices) International Conference, 31 October to 02 November 2024, VTT, Espoo, Finland
- Windrum, P., Tuominen, T., Hyytinen, K., Vainikainen, S., Solano, E., & Rubalcaba L. (2024). Lost-in-Translation: A Scientometric Method for Identifying the Drivers and the Dynamics of Service Innovations with an Application to Public Library Services. Abstract from 34th RESER (The European Association for REsearch on SERvices) International Conference, 31 October to 02 November 2024, VTT, Espoo, Finland
- Peralta, A., Rubalcaba, L., (2024). Networks for Innovation and a Public Service Organization Example from Healthcare. Abstract from 34th RESER (The European Association for REsearch on SERvices) International Conference, 31 October to 02 November 2024, VTT, Espoo, Finland
- Schartinger, D., Wasserbacher, D., Libraries and public value: placemakers in an ecosystem perspective. Abstract from 34th RESER (The European Association for REsearch on SERvices) International Conference, 31 October to 02 November 2024, VTT, Espoo, Finland
- Anducas, M., Molinari, F., Willems, M., Perini, F., Vitiello, G., (2024). Measuring and benchmarking library performance at the European level: Lessons from three ongoing experiments. Abstract from 34th RESER (The European Association for REsearch on SERvices) International Conference, 31 October to 02 November 2024, VTT, Espoo, Finland
- Benoît Desmarchelier, Faridah Djellal, Faïz Gallouj, Innovation in libraries: A service-oriented perspective, Research Policy, Volume 54, Issue 1, 2025, 105110, ISSN 0048-7333 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2024.105110.
- Willems, M., Anducas, M., Rubalcaba, L., Hersperger, O., & Firet, A. (2024, December 16). Revolutionising Research Library Services with Collaboration, Social Engagement, and Living Labs—The LibrarIN Guide to Collaborative Innovation. LIBER Winter Event, University of Maribor Library, Maribor, Slovenia. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14500281
- Desmarchelier, B., Djellal, F., & Gallouj, F. (2024). Public Libraries as Social Innovators. Public Library Quarterly, 44(1), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2024.2357399.
- Gupta, V., Rubalcaba, L., Gupta, C., & Pereira, L. (2024). Social networking sites adoption among entrepreneurial librarians for globalizing startup business operations. Library Hi Tech, 42(3), 947-974. http://hdl.handle.net/10017/66553
- Gupta, V. and Gupta, C. (2023), "Transforming entrepreneurial research: leveraging library research services and technology innovations for rapid information discovery", Online Information Review, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/OIR-04-2023-0156 (Date of Accept: 29-Aug-2023). Copyright Information: Copyright © 2023, Emerald Publishing Limited. All rights reserved. Abstract With the aid of libraries, the research aims to assist businesses in swiftly and accurately acquiring knowledge and insights from scholarly literature to guide their inventive and decision-making processes. The foundation for achieving the goal is connected pa-pers technology. The author's professional expertise in performing literature reviews using connected papers technology as well as using other ways and corresponding with entrepreneurs and librarians impacted the article's research methodology. The use of connected papers technology in the library context for helping entrepreneurs is discussed. Libraries and entrepreneurs could benefit from using Connected Papers technology to quickly compile pertinent data from scholarly literature to solve business challenges. According to the paper, adopting this technology can speed up information gathering and drastically reduce the time needed for business owners to search through bibliographic databases. Using this technology can help entrepreneurs at various phases of their entrepreneurial journeys and give libraries a productive way to assist business owners with their information needs. This paper's novelty comes from its examination of the usage of connectedpapers.com technology to compile data from scholarly literature to assist entrepreneurs in solving their business problems. The useful advice this paper offers entrepreneurs and librarians is what makes it valuable. By using connectedpapers.com technology, businesses may be able to get critical information from scholarly literature to foster a series of experimentation quickly and effectively. Also, librarians can help their patrons with systematic re-views and other research services by using this application.
- Haug, N., Dan, S., & Mergel, I. (2023). Digitally-induced change in the public sector: a systematic review and research agenda. Public Management Review, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2023.2234917
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Gupta, V., Gupta, C., Swacha, J. and Rubalcaba, L. (2023), "Prototyping technology adoption among entrepreneurship and innovation libraries for rural health innovations", Library Hi Tech, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/LHT-03-2023-0120
(Date of Accept: 22-May-2023).
Copyright Information: Copyright © 2023, Emerald Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
Abstract The purpose of this research study is to empirically investigate the FIGMA prototyping technology adoption factors among Entrepreneurship and Innovation Libraries for providing support to startups by developing and evolving the prototype solutions in collaboration with health libraries. This study uses the Technology Adoption Model (TAM) as a framework and the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) method of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using SmartPLS 3.2.9 software version to investigate the prototyping adoption factors among Entrepreneurship and Innovation libraries for rural health innovations. A total of 40 libraries, spread over 16 Entrepreneurship and Innovation libraries, participated in this survey, including participants from Europe (35%), Asia (15%), and America (50%). The findings show that Previous Experience, Social Impact, Brand Image, and System Quality have a significant positive impact on Entrepreneurship and Innovation libraries' Perceived Usefulness (PU) of prototyping technology. Perceived ease of use of prototype technology is positively influenced by usability, training materials and documentation, experience, and self-efficacy. Together, Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use have a significant influence on behavioural intention. Behavioural Intention is positively impacted by minimal investment and shallow learning curve. Technology adoption is furthered by behavioural intention. The control variables, for instance location, gender, and work experience (as librarian) were found not having any impact on FIGMA technology adoption. Through strategic partnerships with other libraries (including health libraries), policy makers, and technology providers, the adoption of prototype technology can be further accelerated. The important ramifications for policy makers, technology providers, public and Entrepreneurship and Innovation libraries to create a self-reliant innovation ecosystem to foster rural health innovation based on entrepreneurship are also listed in the article. This research is distinctive since it integrates several areas of study, including entrepreneurship, advances in rural healthcare, and libraries. A novel idea that hasn't been thoroughly investigated is the collaboration between Entrepreneurship and Innovation libraries and health libraries for supporting businesses. This study offers insights into the factors that drive technology adoption and offers practical advice for policy makers and technology providers. It also advances understanding of the adoption of FIG-MA prototyping technology among libraries for rural health innovation. Overall, this study provides a novel viewpoint on the nexus between different disciplines, showing the opportunity for cooperation and innovation in favour of rural health.
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Wertschöpfung und soziale Innovation für eine neue Generation von Bibliotheken in der EU: Neues EU-Horizon-2020-Projekt zu Bibliotheksinnovationen (LibrarIn)" Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis, vol. 47, no. 1, 2023, pp. 170-171.https://doi.org/10.1515/bfp-2023-0018