Faculty-Librarian Collaboration on Developing Reading Skills in Tertiary Institutions

• Autores: Isabella Idomu Awale-Ale
• Localización: Library Philosophy and Practice, ISSN-e 1522-0222, Vol. 9, Nº. 2, 2007
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A quiet revolution is taking place in the Nigerian higher education system. Information Communication Technologies (ICTs), prevailing unemployment, and competition by graduates for limited employment spaces are forcing faculty to rethink the curriculum in most academic disciplines, in terms of content and teaching for functional education and nation building. This paper looks at higher education in Nigeria and the role of academic librarians as partners in promoting skills for entrepreneurial education in Nigeria. It reviews the state of ICT in some Nigerian universities and hindrances to the effective use of university libraries in Nigeria for instructional purposes. The paper concludes that librarians have the challenge to aid in effectively and successfully incorporating reading skills into the academic curriculum for entrepreneurial education.