Renaissance of Library and Information Centres Roles in the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria
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2023
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Lead City University Ibadan
Abstract
The paper examined roles of library and information centres in the nation's development through the
provision of information services with particular reference to the achievement of sustainable
development goals in Nigeria. Researchers adopted quantitative research and descriptive survey
research design to carry out the study using total enumeration technique to administer copies of the self developed structured questionnaire on the 177 sample size that was carved out from the 325 population
of the study, consisting of the Academic Librarians and Non-Academic Librarians in libraries of
government owned tertiary institutions in Lagos and Cross River States of Nigeria. The study is guided
by three research questions. Although, the study provided evidence of some available services in the
studied libraries for powering information awareness to include printed and non-printed information
resources such books, scholarly journals, digital information services and internet connectivity.
However, other library services such as newspaper clinging, newspaper indexing, current awareness
campaign and audio-visual services that could have direct link to boosting library services in terms of
achievement of SDGs were rated very low by the respondents. Respondents' perception revealed that
irreversible corruption syndrome and poor leadership were among the major impediments to the
actualization of SDGs in Nigeria while good governance and accountability, relevant information
availability, good infrastructural facilities, well-equipped library, educated and well-informed society,
funding of research and development, availability of competent medical personnel, availability of
competent and independent judiciary were among the strategies needed for the actualization of the
SDGs. The paper recommended that all hands must be on deck to eliminate corruption at all levels so as
to pave the way for good governance that will translate to proper funding of prerequisite sectors such as
education, medical, security, agriculture, social, economy that will constitute greatly to the
actualization of the SDGs and thereby making life worthy of living for the Nigerian citizenry and non Nigerians living in Nigeria. Management of government owned tertiary institutions should engage in
partnership with relevant stakeholders such as the alumni bodies, non-governmental organizations for
financial supports so as to pave way more funding with a view to ensure robust services in Nigerian
governments tertiary institutions.
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SDGs, knowledge society, Nigerian university libraries, Lagos State, Cross River State, Nigeria