Emerging Technologies as a Panacea for Sustainable Provision of Library Services in Nigeria

Abstract

The sustainability of library services is the contemporary trend within the library global ecosystem in which emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, gamification, augmented reality, etc. are amply harnessed. These technologies have been adopted and are being used for the sustainable provision of library services in developed countries. But in a developing country like Nigeria, there are myriads challenges that are mitigating its adoption and use. The chapter discussed the sustainable library service delivery process driven by emerging technologies and situated the five laws of library science within the discourse to show its relevance in this era. The study revealed a lacuna that librarians are not evolving at the desirable pace of infusing emerging technologies into the nitty-gritty of service delivery. Therefore, the study recommends a change in disposition to these technologies, which are enablers and not a threat to librarians.