Automation of Academic Libraries and Web Development: A Reverie or Reality

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  • Helen Uzoezi Emasealu University of Port Harcourt

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Academic libraries, ICTs, web development, automation, library management software/system, training and retraining, Nigeria.

Abstract

The intricacies of web development have orchestrated a paradigm shift in academic libraries. The study explored literature on the status of automation of academic libraries and web development in Nigeria. It was established that the functions of library management software are abysmally under-utilized in academic libraries in Nigeria, thus, progression of automation projects remain a swinging pendulum. The paper, therefore, recommends that librarians should acquire the relevant training and plan strategically for all automation projects aimed at incorporating the intricacies of the web and ICTs into library services to fully utilize the functions of the library management systems in line with web developmental stages, thus, be able to compete globally.

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Helen Uzoezi Emasealu, University of Port Harcourt

Principal Librarian, Head, Reader Services Division, Library Department, University of Port Harcourt.

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2019-03-31

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Emasealu, H. U. (2019). Automation of Academic Libraries and Web Development: A Reverie or Reality. International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology, 9(1). Retrieved from https://ijkcdt.journals.publicknowledgeproject.org/index.php/ijkcdt/article/view/179

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