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Item Disaster Management in Digital Libraries: Issues and Strategies in Developing Countries(International Journal of Risk and Contingency Management Volume 5 • Issue 1, 2016) Ifijeh, Goodluck; Idiegbeyan-ose, Jerome; Segun-Adeniran, Chidi D.; Ilogho, JulieThe role of digital libraries in information generation,organization, dissemination and storage cannot be overemphasized. This article articulates the importance of digital libraries and the need to preserve them from disasters. It highlights the causes and effects of disasters in digital libraries. Prevention and management of disasters were also discussed. Issues and challenges around information and communication technology (ICT), that has direct bearings on digital libraries and disaster management in developing countries were raised. In addition, recommendations were made on how to improve on disaster prevention and control.Item Open Access Initiatives in Nigerian Universities: The Role of Libraries(IGI Global Scientific Publishing, 2026) Ifijeh, Goodluck; Segun-Adeniran, Chidi; Izuagbe, Roland; Ilogho, JulieThis chapter deals with open access initiatives in Nigerian Universities and the role of libraries. It identifies open access as an important model of scholarly communication. The chapter also enumerates the various models of open access and outlines numerous open access initiatives undertaken by Nigerian Universities. Furthermore, the chapter discusses the various roles libraries are playing to promote the implementation of open access initiatives in Nigerian universities. The challenges to the implementation of open access initiatives were also discussed. The chapter ends with appropriate recommendations.