ICT Revolution in Librarianship in Africa: The State of the Art University of Calabar Library

Abstract

Purpose: This study investigated Information and communication Technologies (ICTs) revolution on Librarianship has impacted much on the development of libraries in Africa and Nigeria in particular. This revolution is characterized with the free flow of Information made possible, with the adoption, application and utilization of modern ICTs in information management, acquisition, processing, storage, retrieval and dissemination particularly in academic libraries where University of Calabar library belongs. However, over the years, many factors had been highlighted as militating ef ects. Thus, this study addressed one of such (human resource development) as a measure to showcase the state of the art in University of Calabar library.

Keywords: Academic Libraries, Africa, Cross Rivers State, ICT Revolution, Nigeria, University of Calabar