Wednesday, October 23, 2013

LRCN, NITDA train librarians on software application

Anthony Nwakaegho/DigitalSENSE Business News

The Librarians’ Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN) in collaboration with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) have trained  librarians on application of free and open source software in library operations.

The LRCN’s Information Officer Ngozi Oboh in statement sighted by DigitalSENSE Business News  said the training of all the librarians in Nigeria is to sharpen their skills to be able to access online resources that are free and use them in different categories of libraries across the country.

The Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of Librarians’ Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN), Dr Victoria Okojie said the workshop would expose librarians on how to apply Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in Library Operations, so as to make more resources available to library users.

She explained that with level of technological advancement being witnessed in the country, librarians should be adequately armed with skills to become key players in the ICT techno-savvy environment by deploying and applying ICTs to improve the lot of information seekers.

“They must be adept with new tools and deft in using them to create, generate and disseminate information,” Dr Okojie said.

The Acting Director General of NITDA, Dr Daura Ashiru who was represented by the agency’s Director Corporate Strategy and Research, Mr Emeka Ezekwesili advised the librarians to take advantage of the abundant opportunities made available by the ICTs and leverage on them for better information service delivery.


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Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of Librarians’ Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN), Dr Victoria Okojie 

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