The Emerging Role of Librarians in the Management of Digitised Academic Libraries in Nigeria

Abstract

The next generation of digital libraries are multimedia-based; thus, their success depends on the skill of digital librarians who have been trained to work with cutting-edge technologies. A symbiotic human-machine guru, the digital librarian serves as the information superhighway's custodian and operates as the universal digital library, the global digital library, or both. The purpose of this paper is to emphasize the tasks and duties performed by digital librarians during content delivery, navigation, and browsing. For the management of digital information systems, it envisions professional education and training for digital librarians. The article also emphasised the difficulties in setting up and running a digital library such as accessibility, planning, information retrieval as well as conservation and preservation of resources.