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    Post-Covid-19 Adaptation in Nigerian Universities: The Quest for Librarians’ Role in e-Learning Programs
    (NEW REVIEW OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANSHIP, VOL. 29, NO. 4,, 2023) Ifijeh, Goodluck; Segun-Adeniran, Chidi D.; Adebayo, Oyeronke; Olawoyin, Olajumoke
    This paper examines the role of librarians in e- learning programs, as a consequence of post-covid adaptations in Nigerian universities. Through a review of the relevant literature and of current practice in existing e-learning programs in Nigerian universities, a discussion is developed around the significant roles librarians can play. The embedded librarianship model was identified as the best practice to adopt in order to secure a place for librarians and libraries in Nigeria in the face of the current change in teaching approaches in the post Covid-19 environment. Furthermore, the paper describes the perceived challenges librarians and libraries may be confronted with in executing the embedded librarianship model with regard to online teaching and learning. The paper advocates that the identified challenges be addressed for the library to play a role in the evolving post-covid adaptations in Nigerian universities.
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    Retooling the Concept of Information Service Provision: Imperatives for Libraries in Developing Countries in Times of Pandemic
    (Review of Information Science and Technology, 2023-12) Izuagbe Roland; Ifijeh Goodluck; Ilo Promise Ifeoma
    The quest to adapt information services from the traditional library context to one that is digital for efficiency, relevance, and sustainability of the library profession in developing countries prompted the paper. From a comparative viewpoint, the competitiveness of two information provision models (traditional and digital— social media) was discussed, considering the mediating role of technology. The prospect and viability of the latter over and above the former as an efficient and responsive model of information service provision during and after pandemic were highlighted with the aid of statistics. The paper proposed that the identification of core library patrons, acceptance of the broken monopoly of the library as an information provider, the development of a variety of information services, implementing social media and making services audience and device-specific, the building of social media community, etc. as key strategies for transforming the surviving libraries into thriving ones. The paper concluded with some benefits accruing to libraries in less developed countries that are operating the traditional model if the proposed strategies are proactively implemented.