Library as knowledge ecosystem

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to develop a network-based approach for doing active knowledge services in the coming networked knowledge era. Design/methodology/approach - A novel solution so- called Internet of Knowledge (IoK) is proposed in this paper, which can be used to organize scattered resources into a value-added knowledge asset for serving any specific objective through internet connection. Findings - It enables the public library to be an attractive habitat for both knowledge consumers and contributors to share and co-create knowledge works. It will be an ideal ecosystem for supporting the growth of knowledge- intensive industries. Research limitations/implications - A pilot system has being developed to promote the development of marine economy. Practical implications - The IoK-based approach is expected to be applied to more domains in the next China's five-year plan. Originality/value - The main contribution is to integrate many great ideas from world gurus into a single solution framework, in other words, an integration innovation.