Odeyemi, Bolaji Victoria and Olumomi, Abosede Christiana (2018) ACADEMIC ‘INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY’ LIBRARY: A DRIVER FOR GREEN TRANSFORMATION IN EDUCATIONAL AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: CASE STUDY OF THE FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC ILARO LIBRARY. In: SMART-MINDS Conference, Tuesday, 26th – Thursday, 28th June, 2018, Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos.
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Technology impacts on academic libraries have a role in driving the destiny of this nation in the provision of information that inform leadership on pertinent issues. In contemporary time, the well-being of humanity and social equity is threatened as a result of the imbalance created by the economic system against the earth’s capacity. An IT academic libraries has immense potentials to position itself as a driver of change in the strive for green transformation, educational and national development. This paper used the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro library to expound on the relevance of IT academic libraries to green transformation and national development. The library housed two hundred internet enabled systems and can accommodate four hundred users at once. The paper examined the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro library through the administration of questionnaire and simple random sampling method of analysis was used. The target population is 800 (eight hundred) library users, staff and students included. 350 questionnaires was distributed but only 330 were retrieved, the outcome indicated the immense contribution of library towards green transformation, educational development, among others. It is the finding of this study that, challenges such as improper funding of the academic libraries, ICTs, computer/information illiteracy, etc. have undermined the smooth running of the IT library. This study thus opined that the library should be adequately funded to enable necessary infrastructure for knowledge acquisition and provision of services. This, the paper concludes will promote green transformation, educational, and national development. Technology impacts on academic libraries have a role in driving the destiny of this nation in the provision of information that inform leadership on pertinent issues. In contemporary time, the well-being of humanity and social equity is threatened as a result of the imbalance created by the economic system against the earth’s capacity. An IT academic libraries has immense potentials to position itself as a driver of change in the strive for green transformation, educational and national development. This paper used the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro library to expound on the relevance of IT academic libraries to green transformation and national development. The library housed two hundred internet enabled systems and can accommodate four hundred users at once. The paper examined the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro library through the administration of questionnaire and simple random sampling method of analysis was used. The target population is 800 (eight hundred) library users, staff and students included. 350 questionnaires was distributed but only 330 were retrieved, the outcome indicated the immense contribution of library towards green transformation, educational development, among others. It is the finding of this study that, challenges such as improper funding of the academic libraries, ICTs, computer/information illiteracy, etc. have undermined the smooth running of the IT library. This study thus opined that the library should be adequately funded to enable necessary infrastructure for knowledge acquisition and provision of services. This, the paper concludes will promote green transformation, educational, and national development. Technology impacts on academic libraries have a role in driving the destiny of this nation in the provision of information that inform leadership on pertinent issues. In contemporary time, the well-being of humanity and social equity is threatened as a result of the imbalance created by the economic system against the earth’s capacity. An IT academic libraries has immense potentials to position itself as a driver of change in the strive for green transformation, educational and national development. This paper used the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro library to expound on the relevance of IT academic libraries to green transformation and national development. The library housed two hundred internet enabled systems and can accommodate four hundred users at once. The paper examined the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro library through the administration of questionnaire and simple random sampling method of analysis was used. The target population is 800 (eight hundred) library users, staff and students included. 350 questionnaires was distributed but only 330 were retrieved, the outcome indicated the immense contribution of library towards green transformation, educational development, among others. It is the finding of this study that, challenges such as improper funding of the academic libraries, ICTs, computer/information illiteracy, etc. have undermined the smooth running of the IT library. This study thus opined that the library should be adequately funded to enable necessary infrastructure for knowledge acquisition and provision of services. This, the paper concludes will promote green transformation, educational, and national development.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Z665 Library Science. Information Science |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Miss Ann Orjime |
| Date Deposited: | 30 May 2020 13:19 |
| Last Modified: | 30 May 2020 13:19 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/178 |
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