Capacity Building For Library and Information Centre Personnel In ICT Environment

Abstract

The paper examined the concepts “ICT environment’ and ‘digitized/virtual library and information centre’ and discussed the features of digitized/virtual library and information centre and the need for capacity building especially in ICT-based libraries and information centres. It highlights the skills, competencies and training needs expected of personnel in typical digitized libraries and information centres, the avenues for their education and training and the basic questions to address in capacity building plans and strategies. The paper concluded by putting forward strategies to adopt to ensure the available of requisite relevant manpower in virtual libraries and information centres to cope with the changing needs of the time.