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Abstract
The study investigated education and training of Library and Information Professionals for national integration and development in tertiary institutions in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States of Nigeria. It sought to investigate education and its relationship with national integration and development. Survey design was used for the study. The hypothesis was tested using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation statistical technique and the relationship was established to be significant at 0.05 level. The results of data analysis showed a high positive correlation (0.61) between education of information professionals and national integration and development. The study concluded that education of information professionals was a strong determinant of national integration and development. The paper recommends among other things that government and stakeholders must rise to the challenge of supporting the education and training of information professionals so as to foster national integration and development through the custody and dissemination of information materials by educated and trained information specialists.Keywords: Education, Training, Library and Information Professionals, National Integration
Highlights
National integration is the awareness of a common individuality and distinctiveness amongst the citizens of a country
Objective of the Study The overall objective of this study is to examine the relationship between education and training of library and information professionals‟ viz-a-viz national integration and development
Research Question What relationship exists between education and training of Library and Information Professionals and national integration and development?
Summary
National integration is the awareness of a common individuality and distinctiveness amongst the citizens of a country. In Nigeria, the need to train librarians and other information professionals led to the establishment of the Department of Library, Archival and Information Studies at the University of Ibadan. Since librarianship is a profession that requires insightful knowledge so as to keep library patrons satisfied, there is the need to educate librarians as information brokers/gatekeepers for effective services delivery that foster national integration.
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