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Globalization,
information revolution and Higher Education in Nigeria: The
challenging roles of library professionals
R. I. Echezona, I. J. Ezema* and B. E. Asogwa
Nnamdi
Azikiwe Library, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
*Corresponding author. E-mail:
ifezema@yahoo.com. Tel: 08033555811.
Accepted
13 October, 2009 |
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The
influence of globalization and information revolution on
higher education in Nigeria was investigated through the
authors’ structured questionnaire. The design of the study
was descriptive survey. Fifty-three professional librarians
from Nnamdi Azikiwe Library University of Nigeria Nsukka,
lecturers from Department of Library and Information Science
University of Nigeria, Nsukka and librarians in Enugu State
University of Science and Technology (ESUT) library were
surveyed. The instruments for data collection were
questionnaires and observation. Findings from the
investigation reveal that globalization and information
revolution have positively impacted on higher education in
Nigeria in terms of access to information, collaboration and
contact among faculty members, better and faster scholarly
communication among researchers as well as students
throughout the world. The implication of these revelation is
that professional librarians in this environment should try
to embrace these new technologies through retraining,
retooling and then adopt new strategies which would improve
information services delivery that would meet international
best practices.
Key
words:
Globalization, information revolution, higher education,
libraries, librarians information professionals, Nigeria. |
