Covid – 19 pandemic and the future of Nigeria's university system: The quest for libraries' relevance

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dc.contributor.authorIFIJEH Goodluck
dc.contributor.authorYUSUF Felicia
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-16T23:16:47Z
dc.date.available2025-08-16T23:16:47Z
dc.date.issued2020-08-14
dc.description.abstractThe paper examined the role of academic libraries in the evolving paradigm shift in teaching methodologies in Nigerian universities as a result of the outbreak of Covid-19. It x-rayed the current global trends in online education and significant roles libraries can play. Responsive library website design and adoption, adoption of blended librarianship model and use of social networks among others were identified as best practices to adopt in order to secure a place for libraries in Nigeria in the face of the eminent change in teaching methodologies post Covid-19. Furthermore, the study considered perceived challenges libraries may be confronted with in deploying relevant ICT infrastructures geared towards transitioning from traditional to online provision of services in support of teaching and learning. The paper recommended dynamism in library service delivery, urgency in the acquisition of new skill sets by academic librarians in Nigeria, while also calling on relevant stakeholders to provide adequate funding for libraries in order to be able to deploy relevant ICT infrastructures needed to adequately support teaching and learning in a virtual environment.
dc.identifier.citationIfijeh, G. and Yusuf, F.(2020). Covid – 19 pandemic and the future of Nigeria's university system: The quest for libraries' relevance, The Journal of Academic Librarianship,46, 10226.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.acalib.2020.102226
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.bellsuniversity.edu.ng/handle/123456789/429
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThe Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2020 - Elsevier
dc.rightsCC0 1.0 Universalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
dc.subjectUniversities
dc.subjectNigeria
dc.subjectUniversities Libraries
dc.subjectCovid 19 Pandemic
dc.subjectOnline Education
dc.titleCovid – 19 pandemic and the future of Nigeria's university system: The quest for libraries' relevance
dc.typeArticle

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