The Emerging Role of Librarians in the Management of Digitised Academic Libraries in Nigeria:- Kanu, Chidi A.

Abstract

The next generation ofdigital 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 ofthis paper is to emphasize the tasks and duties performed by digital librarians during content delivery, navigation, and browsing. For the management ofdigital 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 ofresources.