Emerging smart green schools in Nigeria: Implications for librarians.

Abstract

As education is evolving in response to technological advancements and environmental concerns, the role of school librarians is updating accordingly. The new concept of smart green schools, which incorporates advanced technology and sustainable practices, require librarians to acquire additional set of skills. The objective of the paper is to identify the new roles and competences for school librarians working in smart green schools. The concept of smart green schools and librarians’ involvement is presented through the review of existing literature. The study identified the competencies and skills that school librarians need in this new education landscape. It concluded that stakeholders ensuring that librarians are equipped with these skills is imperative. By imbibing these newroles librarians will contribute to creating a dynamic, tech-savvy, and sustainable climate learning landscape in Nigeria. It recommends that librarians should be open, flexible and proactive in adopting new roles for smart green school libraries. Also Library school curriculum modification across Nigeria is strongly advocated.