The library is an important institution throughout society. Library roles change over time, from the custodian of records to addressing information needs of the society in the digital age of the Internet. Tech companies around the world are start investing in the next version of the Internet called the Metaverse. The key elements of Metaverse are Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Real-Time, and Immersive experience in the common cyberspace. The Metaverse is not fully existed yet. It is predicted that it will change business disruptively. This paper discusses the roles of the library may play in the Metaverse. Keywords: Metaverse, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Roles of the library, Information Science, Information Management eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by E-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC  BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under the responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behavior Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioral Researchers on Asians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behavior Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

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Information professionals (IP) such as librarian, archivists, information managers, information systems specialists, and records managers play an important role in the information era to influence and inspire their users to understand and choose the right information that acquire from various resources to be used appropriately according to their nature of business. These few years, the roles of information professionals especially Librarian, have been discussed and reviewed. Thus, the similar intention of this paper is to access and explore the initiation and enhancement activities by the information professionals to support the information management in their organizations that will benefit to the department and organization. The efficient and effective information management in the organization will contribute and influence the organizational performance, including improved efficiency & productivity, better decision making, effective record management and better policy and planning. In the academic aspect, the initiative by information professional may contribute to the higher ranking of the universities or college.

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