The accessibility of special collections during the COVID-19 pandemic was a matter of concern for libraries and their users due to the specific nature of special collections compared to other information sources in libraries. This study therefore investigated the accessibility of special collections in university libraries in the South South zone of Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic. The population of the study included 233 librarians in federal, state and private universities in the zone. The study adopted an online questionnaire and there was a total of 197 respondents. The findings show that special collections were accessible to library users through library websites, institutional repositories, CD-ROMs and flash drives during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. The study reveals some of the challenges affecting the accessibility of special collections during the COVID-19 pandemic in university libraries in Nigeria and recommends ways of enhancing the accessibility of special collections during a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nigeria as one of the emerging user-countries of social media worldwide has witnessed people relying on information posted on social media on key national issues without checking the reliability of their sources. Sharing such information on social media has led to religious crises, political imbroglio, hate speech, racial discrimination and clashes, and a degenerated socio-psychological wellbeing of the citizens. This chapter suggest that regulating social media to curtail these anomalies may not bring the desired results. On the contrary, citizenship education will equip the citizens with the knowledge to discern reliable and dependable sources of information. Citizenship education might also lead to efficacy of loyalty to their country.

The study investigated the extent of availability of Library Assistive Technology and its influence on library services quality as well as factors that impede its availability and application in Southwestern Nigeria Federal University Libraries. The study adopted descriptive survey research design while population comprised of all library users in the six federal university libraries in Southwestern Nigeria. 1,200 library users were selected using multistage sampling procedure. Questionnaire titled “Library Assistive Technology (LAT) and Service Quality” (LATSQ) was used to gather data analysed using mean, standard deviation and regression analysis. The decision rule was = 2.0 as high extent and 2.0 as low extent, the results showed that LATs were to a high extent available. The findings showed that the overall quality of service exhibited was very high. So also inadequacy power supply, internet facility, ICT infrastructure, settings of the furniture, staff knowledge of the operationalization of LAT, level of LAT skills, high cost of possessing LAT, cost of maintenance of LAT infrastructure, occasional breakdown of LAT facilities, and inadequate funds, The study concluded that the high quality of service delivered is not as a result of availability and usage of various types of library assistive technology.