Abstract：Fourth industrial revolution4IRlibrariansperceptions encompass the art of thinking skill Purpose The world is moving toward a new industrial revolution period where digital technology has achieved unprecedented developmentsThe industrial revolutionIRis a subcategory of the fourth industrial revolution4IRThis paper aims to discuss the 4IR technologies from the perspective of librariansIt investigates the perceptions of librarians about the 4IRDesignmethodologyapproach The study was conducted in the Malaysian academic librariesA set of eight open-ended questions were designed to investigate the challengesbarriers and business case to encompass the art of thinking skills in information technologyITand operational technologyOTThe participants were a group of librariansworking in the 4IR with a glimpse of the transformation toward smart librariesFour librariansanswered the blurred line and fill the gap between life as a librarian and technology as the cutting edge of industry developmentFindings The findings of this study on the 4IR as a global businesslibrary industry exposed that the technological advancements and development process of information systemIShas incorporated the most advanced and innovative technologies which have influenced librariansperceptionsthinking skill and mindsetThis study proposes IS enablers and librarians to take measures to cope with the 4IROriginalityvalue This study is unique in the sense that it is the foremost research on 4IR from the perspective of Malaysian librariansLibrary AutomationThe article mentioned that the fourth industrial revolution is a story of the library automationWith the intervention of technologythe library service is also changingRetrieval and IndexingIoT technology makes it easier for data to be retrieved and indexingenhancing the library functionThis study mainly explores the impact of the fourth industrial revolution4IRtechnology on libraries and their views4IR includes a series of new technologieswhich also includes AI