Abstract：Transforming academic library operations in Africa with artificial intelligenceOpportunities and challengesA review paper This paper focuses on the opportunities and challenges associated with the use of artificial intelligenceAIin academic library operationsIn the quest to render fasteffective and efficient servicesacademic libraries have adopted different technol Expert SystemsProvide professional advice and decision supportimprove retrieval and indexingand automate collection classificationRoboticsAutomatically answer queriesassist in retrieval tasksand automate collection management