Abstract
This paper discussed the need for reinvigorating Library and Information Science (LIS) curriculum in a fast changing society. Reinvigorating LIS curriculum is not only a necessity but mandatory if the prospective LIS graduates would be employers of labour rather than job seekers in a continuously fast changing society of the 21st century. To train LIS students in entrepreneurship requires the development of a comprehensive but dynamic curriculum that responds to changing needs in the field. The implementation of this curriculum will enable beneficiaries to be self-employed by carrying out such entrepreneurial activities like abstracting, indexing, publishing, database development and management, collection management, knowledge management, organization of knowledge, current awareness services, staff recruitment and development, conduct of researches, bibliographic and metadata searching, journals and book business, material conservation and preservation, generation of ideas, etcetera.Keywords: Curriculum, Information Science, Library science, Infoprenuership, profession
Highlights
Reinvigorating Library and Information Science (LIS) curriculum for enhanced job opportunities is a necessity but mandatory in this rapidly changing society
There is the urgent need for library schools in Nigeria and across the globe to produce graduates who would be able to cope with the exigencies and the unpleasant scenarios that are rapidly unfolding in information/labour market of the digital age
One of the major avenues by which library schools would be able to achieve this mission is through the reinvigoration of LIS curriculum
Summary
Reinvigorating Library and Information Science (LIS) curriculum for enhanced job opportunities is a necessity but mandatory in this rapidly changing society. Amoor (2008) stated that entrepreneurship education will provide the students with the opportunities to identify and develop a range of skills and attributes that will be of use to creating and shaping their future by experiencing both business and work environment.
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