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Infusion of Digital Technologies in the Sustainability of Academic Libraries: Opportunities and Threats

Infusion of Digital Technologies in the Sustainability of Academic Libraries: Opportunities and Threats

Rexwhite Tega Enakrire, Joseph Kehinde Fasae
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 13
ISBN13: 9781668433645|ISBN10: 1668433648|EISBN13: 9781668433669
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-3364-5.ch004
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Enakrire, Rexwhite Tega, and Joseph Kehinde Fasae. "Infusion of Digital Technologies in the Sustainability of Academic Libraries: Opportunities and Threats." Innovative Technologies for Enhancing Knowledge Access in Academic Libraries, edited by Tlou Maggie Masenya, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 57-69. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3364-5.ch004

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Enakrire, R. T. & Fasae, J. K. (2022). Infusion of Digital Technologies in the Sustainability of Academic Libraries: Opportunities and Threats. In T. Masenya (Ed.), Innovative Technologies for Enhancing Knowledge Access in Academic Libraries (pp. 57-69). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3364-5.ch004

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Enakrire, Rexwhite Tega, and Joseph Kehinde Fasae. "Infusion of Digital Technologies in the Sustainability of Academic Libraries: Opportunities and Threats." In Innovative Technologies for Enhancing Knowledge Access in Academic Libraries, edited by Tlou Maggie Masenya, 57-69. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3364-5.ch004

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Abstract

Digital technologies are now incorporated into organizations for effective and efficient operations of their job performance. Many African countries are yet to advance into the technology phase whereas other parts of the world are already adopting digital technologies in their operations and service delivery. The qualitative research approach was applied in this study using a literature review to harvest different articles in online databases of Scopus and Web of Science. Findings indicate that digital technologies could be used in the sustainability of academic libraries through accessing, processing, gathering, manipulating, presenting, and communicating information in different format such that library users' information needs are met. Digital technologies such as smartphones, ebooks, blogs, social media, digital computers, scan machines, digital cameras, robotics, drones, etc. were used to support library and information services. The study recommends proactive steps by parent bodies to provide libraries with financial support to acquire necessary digital facilities.

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