LIBRARIANSHIP IN THE DIGITAL AGE: BENEFITS, CHALLENGES, AND STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT
Wavi Pur Mamza & Linus Nihungu Ahaz
Department of Library and Information Science,
Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola, Adamawa State
ABSTRACT: Librarianship is all about getting people out of the knowledge circle to give the community of users the necessary information. The shifts in the way material processing, delivery and recuperation are viewed as culture technology progresses. The goal of this study is to illustrate the role of ICT in the production, management, storage, retrieval and diffusion of knowledge for the productive delivery of services. The research thus explored the notion of why the urge for ICT library operations. Based on the literature revealed, poor countries such as Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, etc. are significantly behind schedule and will not be able to reach and be successful in industries unless they strategize attempts to adopt a new Technology. The advantages of using ICT in information centers are enormous as internet services can also be used to access research education, networking, and even entertainment content. It was also shown that the boundary of distance, time and cost were closed for things to happen with implemented ICT driven libraries.
Keywords: ICT, ICT Literacy, advantages, challenges, and strategies.
