Re-engineering of Nigerian university library personnel for optimal performance in the digital age

Ogungbeni, John I.; Adeleke, Olateju Abayomi; Opeke, Rosaline Oluremi

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“…According to, Ogungbeni et al (2014) swift technological renovations in society have made it difficult to stay updated, and relevant for library and information workers, continuing education and training play a vital role to develop and maintain knowledge, skill, and expertise on ongoing trends. Flatly and Weber (2004), it is important for library professionals working in academic libraries to get acquaintance with current developments in the profession.…”

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Digital Information Literacy Skills among Library and Information Science Professionals in University Libraries of Sindh Pakistan

Ali¹

2022

JIMP

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This study aims to prevail the digital information literacy skills among library and information professionals working in different universities of Sindh, Pakistan. For data collection, survey method, and a questionnaire comprised of close-ended questions were used. The population of the study consisted of 138 library professionals working in different public and private universities and institutes of Sindh, a province of Pakistan. The results of study show that the greater part of respondents had good digital information literacy skills regarding the use, understanding, evaluation and communication the digital information. With this, majority of the participants were either self-taught or learn through conferences, workshops, friends and colleagues. The barriers in obtaining digital information literacy skills were found; lack of funds, un-updated LIS curriculum, tough working routine, lack of support from higher authorities. Moreover, this study provides an understanding as to how universities and institutes can strength and up-skill their library professionals.

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Digital Information Literacy Skills among Library and Information Science Professionals in University Libraries of Sindh Pakistan

Ali¹

2022

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“…Studies carried out on library service reengineering have focused on digital libraries (Goyal and Sharma, 2014); planning BPR in academic libraries (Maharana and Panda, 2001); LIS education (Mole et al , 2017); issues and trends in reengineering (Pai, 2015); library personnel (Ogungbeni, Adeleke and Opeke, 2013). Studies relating to critical success factors to reengineering have tended to focus on industries and corporations (Cheng and Chiu, 2008; Dubey and Bansal, 2013; Kariuki, 2013).…”

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Critical success factors in library reengineering: a case of academic libraries in Kenya

Musangi

Odero

Kwanya

2019

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Purpose Academic libraries are reengineering their services to address the gap brought about by the convergence of physical and virtual information landscape. Despite the reengineering efforts, as many as 70 per cent of the libraries do not achieve the expected results. Certain critical success factors need to be in place for successful implementation. This paper aims to investigate the key success factors to service reengineering in an effort to establish their extent of application in university libraries in Kenya. Design/methodology/approach A multiple case study approach of six purposively selected private and public university libraries in Kenya based on Webometric ranking as an indicator of reengineering was used. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews with 30 librarians. The qualitative data collected were analyzed through content analysis. Findings The following key success factors were found to have been considered during reengineering: top management commitment, planning, provision of required resources, appropriate IT infrastructure, presence of skilled and competent staff, value of the library to the university and teamwork. Despite the central role of training, change management program and having a clear vision and objectives, university libraries in Kenya did not pay any attention to them as deserved. The authors conclude that university libraries in Kenya have not optimally achieved the desired reengineering results as a result of overlooking training and change management as critical success factors. The paper recommends that the identified critical success factors should be considered wholly not in isolation. Research limitations/implications The study was carried out among the top-ranked universities according to the January 2017 Webometric ranking; and therefore the findings may give a general indication of the critical success factors considered by university libraries in Kenya. However, this pre-condition may have locked out other libraries that may have made some recommendable strides in re-engineering their services. Originality/value This study has practical implications in identifying the critical success factors for library service reengineering to provide insights on the factors to consider as librarians reengineer library services.

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Capacity Building for Library and Information Science Professionals in University Libraries

Tsekea¹

2021

Examining the Impact of Industry 4.0 on Academic Libraries

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Re-engineering of Nigerian university library personnel for optimal performance in the digital age

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Digital Information Literacy Skills among Library and Information Science Professionals in University Libraries of Sindh Pakistan

Digital Information Literacy Skills among Library and Information Science Professionals in University Libraries of Sindh Pakistan

Critical success factors in library reengineering: a case of academic libraries in Kenya

Capacity Building for Library and Information Science Professionals in University Libraries

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