TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEURIAL LIBRARIANSHIP: PROBLEMS AND APPROACHES FOR INNOVATIVE ACHIEVEMENT
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Wavi Pur Mamza & Yohanna Yudaunda Waba
Department of Library and Information Science, Modibbo Adama University, Yola
College Librarian, College of Education Gashua, Yobe State, Nigeria
ABSTRACT: The concept of entrepreneurship in whatsoever disciple extends not only to the theoretical aspects of entrepreneurship as demonstrated in the class situation as a business knowledge acquisition but rather, its applicability should be more of practices that will sustain both the trainer and the trainees as a profession Many people ignorantly claimed that the digital revolution has indicated the downfall of libraries; some forget the fact that libraries are longer made up of the collection of physical books and static information repositories but, globalized access to information resources linked all together. Entrepreneurial librarianship has been considered as one of the most viable or virgin areas of business that is yet to be adequately exploited. Owing to the value of the nature of the field and the benefits people stand to gain out of it, numerous groups came up intending to take over the business because most of the professional librarians who would have taken over the task are not yet ready to meet up with the information needs of the century. This study is an attempt to unveil some of the fundamental ingredients of the current profession that were missing in most of our librarians today. The study hammered on who a professional librarian is; the qualities required of an entrepreneurial librarian; challenges associated with the business in question and, strategies were proffered to enable them to remain relevant to move on with the business.
Keywords: Sustainable: Entrepreneurial Librarianship: Problems: Approaches: Innovative Achievement.
