SERVICE DELIVERY AND DYNAMIC OF CHANGE IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN NIGERIA: AN OVERVIEW

Akpan, Asukwo E, Fatima Ibrahim L, Regina Brisibe E, Bitrus N. Umar

Abstract


Information has an entropic character; it does not organize itself, rather it has a tendency toward randomness. The primary purpose of organizing library collections is to meet the various information needs of library users and library fundamental purpose. is to acquire, store, organize, preserve, disseminate, or otherwise provide access to the vast bodies of knowledge already produced.

This article deals with the present changes in the library environment due to the information revolution which has taken over all human professions. It highlights the librarian and change, management of change, change model, need for change in the library and library services. It concludes that for change to be effective, planning and task should be given to those who can perform certain task effectively in order to achieve the desired goals and objectives; this will boost staff moral and users, survey should be conducted so that librarians would know the structure to put in place to achieve the need of the users and the staff services delivery.

 


Keywords


Academic Library, Management, Change, Library Services and North-East

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