Women Librarians and the Challenges of Information Technology in Nigerian University Libraries

Abstract

Edited version of a paper presented at the 2nd International Conference of the National Association of Women Academics (NAWACS) Abuja, Nigeria, 5–10 September, 2000. Women librarians form a considerable proportion of the academic staff of university libraries in Nigeria. Focuses on their status, role and position in the university library from the perspective of information technology in the new millennium, identifying the challenges of the future and offering trends towards their solution. Advances in information technology have made a lot of impact on information processing, storage and dissemination in the developed countries. Nigeria, as a developing country, has accepted the principle that better information management lies in the use of technology. This principle must be put into practice if the country is to achieve the maximum efficiency in information delivery and communication. Women librarians in university libraries are well-equipped to contribute towards this.