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Re-Positioning Library And Information Services To Meet The Teacher Preparation Needs For Vision 20:20:20 In Nigeria, Helen N. Eke Miss
Re-Positioning Library And Information Services To Meet The Teacher Preparation Needs For Vision 20:20:20 In Nigeria, Helen N. Eke Miss
Helen Nneka Eke
The paper discusses re-positioning library and information services to meet the teacher preparation needs for vision 20:20:20 in Nigeria. Vision 20:20:20 is a dream of Nigeria to be counted among the leading 20 national economy in the world by the year 2020. Education is a powerful tool for training manpower including teachers needed to actualize this dream. The paper reiterates the fat that library and information services as an essential educational support service should be repositioned if the teacher preparation need for the vision is to be achieved. The roles of the library and information centers were highlighted in the …
From Web 2.0 To Lib 2.0: New Paradigms For Driving Access To Knowledge By Academic Librarians In Nigeria, Helen N. Eke Miss
From Web 2.0 To Lib 2.0: New Paradigms For Driving Access To Knowledge By Academic Librarians In Nigeria, Helen N. Eke Miss
Helen Nneka Eke
Purpose: This paper investigates the concept of web 2.0 and its application to library services known as library 2.0. Design/Methodology/Approach: Basically, information was gathered through literature search and the paper commences with basics of web 2.0, stating the concept, the features and then, transition to lib 2.0. Library 2.0 is seen as a user-centered tool which enables real time interaction with library patrons enhancing a two way relationship where the information consumers connect with information producers to become co-producers themselves. This paper discusses how academic librarians might utilize and leverage these new innovations in driving access to knowledge in the …
Quickies For The 21st Century Librarian, Helen N. Eke Miss, Dorothy I. Orji, Abraham C. Okorie
Quickies For The 21st Century Librarian, Helen N. Eke Miss, Dorothy I. Orji, Abraham C. Okorie
Helen Nneka Eke
The paper focused on skills of the librarian in the twenty first century; how librarians can be hired quickly in the technology-driven era. The role of the librarians as changing from traditional roles to new roles, adopting the new technologies was addressed. The challenges facing librarians of today in adopting the new technology skills were also dealt with and recommendations to help tackle these challenges were made.