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    ROLE OF THE LIBRARY IN DISSEMINATING INFORMATION FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
    (2017) Sawyerr-George, Oyinkepreye; Bribena, Emilian; Paleowei, Zikena Cletus
    The paper discusses the role of the Library in rural development. It discusses the importance of information to rural people, the concepts of development and rural development, information needs of rural dwellers, challenges faced by rural people in accessing information and the role of the library and librarian in the development of rural communities. The paper is an opinion paper. Historical research design was used for the paper and data was obtained from documentary sources and analysed with content analysis in a narrative form. Findings from literature reviewed showed that the information needs of the rural people were numerous, ranging from health, agriculture and allied occupations, education, housing, employment, transportation, religion, recreation, culture, welfare and family matters. Their challenges of accessing information were due toilliteracy, poverty, lack of information infrastructure, lack of libraries and information centers. The library can fill the information need of the rural people through education, provision of reading and information materials. It concludes by stating that the library plays an important role in rural development, so they should endeavor to stock the rural libraries with materials that will meet the information needs of the rural people. It goes further to recommend that librarians working in the different types of libraries should endeavor to acquire materials such as books and make ideas available through radio broadcast and cassette recordings.
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    Digitization of Nigerian university libraries
    (2009) Iwhiwhu. Enemute; EYEKPEGHA, Elvis Ovietobore
    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the present digitization projects in Nigerian university libraries and the challenges they pose to effective information delivery. Design/methodology/approach – The research method employs both qualitative and quantitative methods. The questionnaire is the major instrument used for data collection, with observation as complimentary instrument. The respondents constitute 40 professional and para-professional staffers drawn from both universities. Findings – The results from the paper reveal that the libraries lack written policy on digitization, inadequate ICT infrastructures and manpower, fund, and inadequate government support. Users are not given user education/digital literacy to enable them adequately utilizing the available digitized resources and services, thus posing challenges to effective information delivery. Originality/value – The paper will make for a more conscious effort in institutionalizing digital library services, formulation and implementation of digitization policies, introduction of user education/digital literacy programmes and conscious staff training programme on ICTs for university libraries in Nigeria.