Digital School Libraries in the 21st Century: Myths or Reality in Nigeria

Abstract

The paper examined a call-to-arms in the community among School librarians in Nigeria to meet the knowledge challenges oj practitioners in the bid to transit school libraries Jrom: traditional to technological; manual to mechanical; analogue to digital and physical to electronic. In the attempt to recognize these challenges clearly, the researcher gave clarifications on digital Library concepts, challenges and suggestion Jar a new Jocus in the pursuit oj digital school libraries and renewed roles for school
librarians in the digital era and beyond.

Key Words: Digital libraries, Myths, School Library.