Accomplishing effective service delivery in academic libraries in Nigeria: The imperatives of IR, FOSS, Google, Wikipedia, Facebook, Twitter and Skype applications

 

Edidiong Akpan-Atata*, Nse E Akwang, Iniobong M Akai and Eno T Eyene

 

Review Article | Published January 2015

Journal of Educational Research and Reviews, Vol. 3(1), pp. 1-5

 

 

Akwa Ibom State University Library, Obio Akpa Campus, Oruk Anam, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.

 

*Corresponding author. Email: edidiongatata@yahoo.com. Tel: 07064535427.

 

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This paper aimed at examining the transformation potentials of information communication technologies and social networking in the face of challenges facing service delivery in Academic Libraries in third world countries like Nigeria. All over the world libraries are benefiting from shift from manual to ICT based service delivery. Almost all academic libraries needs different types of ICTs facilities and these facilities are applied to library functions on daily basis. Virtual and digital library concepts are examined as well as measures to make them relevant in the new dispensation in Nigeria are highlighted. Constraints against their effective utilization and solutions are also proffered.