Abstract：Librarians in the era of artificial intelligence and the data deluge Whatwill librarianshiplooklikeinthe 2020s and beyondThere are no time machinescrystal balls or fortune-telling machineswhichcantelluswithaccuracy therolelibrarianswillplayinthenext5 11yearsHoweverwedonothavetostep blindlyintothefutureWecanlookattrends insocietytodayforinsightsintothatfutureLibrarianship is not a monolithic vocationThis is not unusual in the professional worldProfessions and the businessworldingeneralareincreasingly characterizedbyspecialistsofonetypeor anotherDoctorslawyers and engineers havelonghadtheirownspecializationItis easy to find many other types of specializationsHairstylistsmayspecialize inmenshairbraidsorlonghairBakeries may specialize in making gluten-free productsGrocerystoresmayspecializein organicfoodsItisnotsurprisingthatthere arespecializationsamong librarians such as cataloguers or teacher librariansIn additiontospecialiststhereareleadersin librarianshipAswelooktothefutureit mayhelpustoconsiderboththespecialists andleadersinourfieldThiscolumnwill present theargument thatbothleadership andtherefinementofspecializationswill becriticalforthesuccessoflibrarianshipin thenearfutureGiven the important role that this columnassignstoleadersitisnecessary to define who they areLeaders in librarianshipis a broad and inclusive termThere areofficial leaderswho fulfil leadershiprolesandsetpolicyand standardsOfficialleadersmaybesituated in a national librarya professional organizationor astandards-settingbodyTherearethoughtleaders inacademiaThesearethefacultyinourlibraryschools or iSchoolslibrary and information scienceLISresearchersandparticipants in various working or special-interest groups within larger library-related organizationsThere arefunctional leaderswho include library directorsmanagers and other administrative leadership rolesThese are individuals whoholdofficialorfunctional leadership positions who are conventionally recognized as leadersHoweverleadershipdoesnotneedtobelimitedto thosewhohaveacertaintitleorworkfora certainorganizationLibrary leaders can alsobeindividual innovatorsorpioneers withinLISTheymaynothaveanofficialleadershiptitlebutfromthestandpoint oftheirpeerstheyareleadersTheseare librarians whose work has caught the attentionofthefieldandtendtoinfluence thoughtsanddecisionsoftheirpeersItis likely thatwewill see the influenceof theseleaders increaseduringtimeswhen changeisthemostintensiveLibrary AutomationThe article mentioned that the potential of AI has enabled many life to automatewhich may include the automation of the libraryConsulting ServiceThe article mentioned that public libraries may face increasing demandincluding technical training and related coursesCollection ClassificationThe article refers to the interpretation and sorting of traditional data and metadatawhich can be related to the collection classificationRetriever and IndexingThe analysis and processing of a large amount of data by AI technology may be related to data retrieval and indexInstificational CollectionThe article refers to the impact of a large amount of data generated by IoT and the effects of these datawhich may affect the method and technology of the institutional collectionNLPnatural language processingThe article refers to the learning of AI systems and the appropriateness of informationwhich involve natural language processingbecause the system needs to understand and analyze text contentMachine LearningThe article mentioned many times that the machine learning environmenttraining data setsand AI trainingetcare all related to machine learningIoTInternet of ThingsThe article mentioned a large amount of data generated by IoT and the impact of these data on academic and government libraries