Academic Library and Challenges of Service Delivery in Nigerian Universities in the Digital Era

Abstract

This paper describes Academic library and challenges of service delivery in Nigeria Universities in the Digital Era. It highlights the development of libraries in the digital era as a magical solution to meet the information needs of library users in the digital society, showing great sensitivity in the use of new technologies. It also explores new trends in providing information that librarians can use to re-establish the academic library to provide effective services. Lack of efficiency, technological inefficiency and inadequate energy supplies were highlighted as some of the challenges of providing information services in digital society. Librarians should strive to acquire ICT skills through personal training to be relevant and defend their profession. The study recognized academic library in the digital society as learning center, and also their major arms is to provide information services in support of teaching learning and research activities of the university in a digital society.