Library 3.0 librarianship

Kwanya, Tom; Stilwell, Christine; Underwood, Peter G.

doi:10.1016/b978-1-84334-718-7.00004-7

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“…According to Ali and Gatiti (2020), the role of librarians and information specialists in a pandemic is to promote health awareness by creating and disseminating information relating to preventive measures, not restricting access to special collections and thereby supporting research teams, researchers and faculty by providing information regarding the latest developments, research and literature, and meeting the core needs of regular library users. Kwanya et al (2015) explain that, with information and communications technologies (ICTs), the world has been transformed into a 'global college'. Hence, ICTs can be used by university libraries in providing services that extend special collections to users outside the library building, especially during situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

Section: Challenges Of Accessing Special Collections During the Covid...mentioning

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Accessing special collections during the COVID-19 pandemic in university libraries in Nigeria

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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.

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“…In the library world, Kwanya, Stilwell and Underwood (2015) identify apomediation as a defining characteristic of Library 3.0, an evolution of Library 2.0 that is also characterised as intelligent, organised, federated and personalised. Table 1.1 draws selectively on their comprehensive comparison of evolving library service models to illustrate the trajectory of successive generations of web-based library models, showing how conceptions of the participatory library based on the 'wisdom of the crowd' (collective intelligence) are moving towards a more nuanced understanding of user-led service based on the 'wisdom of the expert' (selective intelligence), where experienced/expert users, professional/technical expertise and intelligent systems/agents can be brought into play and 'provide cues and meta-information which enable information users to navigate the infosphere and locate credible information' (Kwanya, Stilwell & Underwood 2015, p. 76).…”

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The Social Turn in Communities, Professions and the Economy

Corrall¹

2022

The Social Future of Academic Libraries

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“…ii. Library users: The emergence of internet/web and ICT has made the world a "global village" united by web applications and communication technologies (Kwanya, Stiwell, and Underwood, 2015). This orchestrated the incidence of information overload, a situation in which users are flooded with numerous information resources, including unauthoritative and non-factbased resources.…”

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Assessment of the traditional and emerging roles of university libraries in Nigeria

Umeozor¹,

Ibegwam²

2022

JICTDAR

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This study was conducted to assess the traditional and emerging roles of university libraries in Nigeria. Census sampling technique was used to sample all the 43 Nigerian Federal university libraries. Structured questionnaire was adopted for data collection. Data were analysed using frequency count and mean scores. Results indicated that the traditional roles were rooted in acquisition and preservation of information and in the provision of access to information in various formats. The respondents agreed with only 7 of the possible 18 emerging roles of libraries indicating that the understudied libraries are slow in attuning to the internet, World Wide Web and ICT. Respondents agreed with 11 out 15 possible challenges militating against the adoption of emerging roles of academic libraries in information service delivery. Most of these challenges are administrative and personnel. It was concluded that while university libraries are aware of the traditional roles of libraries, they are yet to take full advantage of the opportunities presented by the trio of the internet, World Wide Web and ICT. The recommendation is that the library should adopt the technologies of the internet, World Wide Web and ICT and acquire necessary training in implementation of these innovations to boost library service delivery.

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Library 3.0 librarianship

Cited by 3 publications

References 13 publications

Accessing special collections during the COVID-19 pandemic in university libraries in Nigeria

Accessing special collections during the COVID-19 pandemic in university libraries in Nigeria

The Social Turn in Communities, Professions and the Economy

Assessment of the traditional and emerging roles of university libraries in Nigeria

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