| Abstract: |
The indispensability of information in the globalized 21 st century in initiating,
attaining and sustaining socio-economic development through enlightenment is
significantly symmetric with the nature, nurture and function of libraries as an
educational tool of development and empowerment. In the context of this study,
the cogency of information and communication technologies (lCT's) is its impacts
in capacity innovations and intellectual development. The place of commitment
and responsibility of relevant stakeholders is what this research analyzes using
Nigeria as a case study. It explores the nature of apathy to libraries and new modes
of digital innovations by governments and academic institutions. It argues that the
deteriorated states of libraries and library use is a focal factor in the intellectual
decline in the educational development of the nation. It posits that spirited, virile,
focused and monitored sense of structuring and managing library facilities. This
will attuned to new digital realities and investing in the human capital relevant to
the librarians and publishing companies. Also, will tremendously act as panacea to
developing and harnessing the dividends of library use in Nigeria. |
