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Mirel-Gheorghe BERECHET
Academia Română
Miruna-Mihaela MIREA
Academia Română
Andreea-Raluca NEDELCU
Academia Română
Following formal education, access to knowledge through LIS methods emerges as one of the most effective and sustainable pathways to cultural development, fostering intellectual autonomy and supporting lifelong learning. The automation and optimization of library information services involves the extensive integration of Artificial Intelligence at the user-librarian interface. This process reconfigures the traditional role of the librarian, transforming them from a mere intermediary into a facilitator of human-machine interaction and a curator of digitally-assisted knowledge. In this context, librarians must develop advanced digital competencies to navigate and manage this evolving technological landscape. The article explores themes such as the law of increasing returns in the process of knowledge acquisition and the potential existence of an information market, where demand and supply do not refer to the same type of good – the demand for bibliographic information and the supply of knowledge.

ŒCONOMICA no. 3-4/2024
Keywords: information, knowledge, Artificial Intelligence, information market, price of information
JEL: D83, L86, O33
AI in Library and Information Science (LIS): Issues, Implications and Innovations