How Does Blockchain Technology Use in the Field of Information Retrieval? Current State and Potentials

Abstract

Blockchain technology, which first comes to the agenda as the need for the financial sector, has also been mentioned, especially in the field of health, education, law, publishing industry, scholarly communication, and information management. The article aims to explain the effects of technology, especially in the library sector, as well as its impact on scholarly communication, open data, and open science.