The Needs and Prospects of Community Information Service Personnel for Societal Development in Nigeria

Authors

  • Christiana Amara Otty Ph.D Department of Adult and Non-Formal Education, Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education, Owerri, Imo State. Author
  • Dr. R.V.E Mbaegbu Department of Business Education, Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education Owerri, Imo State. Author
  • Nkechi A. Igbokwe Department of Library Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education, Owerri, Imo State Author

Keywords:

Information Service, Personnel, Upskilling, Need of Upskilling, Community, Prospects of Upskilling, Community Development

Abstract

The paper discusses the needs and prospects of up-skilling community information service personnel for societal development in Nigeria. The burning issues that were x-rayed in this paper include information services, upskilling the needs; of the community, prospects of community information services and place of information services personnel in societal development. The paper concludes among other things that: the management of both public and private information services existing in Nigeria communities should endeavour to upskill their information delivery personnel regularly to update their knowledge, skills and competencies to achieve the 21st-century information services of their staff and the potential users’ needs. The researchers suggest that the government should make sure that public libraries in Nigeria are adequately funded to achieve the desired information purposes in society; workshops, seminars and conferences should be constantly organized for training and retraining of information personnel to enable them to stay agile, competent, innovative and responsive to the changes in their jobs.

 

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Published

2024-06-28

How to Cite

The Needs and Prospects of Community Information Service Personnel for Societal Development in Nigeria. (2024). Nigerian Library and Information Science Trends, 9(1), 117-128. http://nlist.net.ng/index.php/nlist/article/view/106

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