Challenges of Electronic Information Management in Nigerian University Libraries

Abstract

The study is intended to establish the best ways of managing electronic information and improving library services using Delta State University of Abraka and University of Benin as a case study. The survey research design was adopted, the systems administrators were interviewed and the researchers also observed ICTs facilities on ground in the two universities. Studies have shown that, even academic libraries with sizable budgets are having difficulty in coping with the incessant changes in electronic information. More technologies and methods are needed to manage, filter, organize and summarize electronic information sources. Electronic information services are gradually becoming the most likely use services in libraries. This paper is an overview of the challenges of electronic information management in university libraries, issues ranging from management style, frequent changes in technologies, financial constraints, availability of ebooks and e-journals and constraints to the management of eresources. It concludes by recommending actions that need to be taken if the challenges are to be fully addressed.