IJALIS

ISSN: 2360-7858

 International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science
 

Vol. 8(7), pp. 229–237. August, 2020. 

ISSN: 2360-7858

DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2020.230

Research

The paper examine academic libraries in postmodern era, prospects and challenges in Nigeria.it discusses the terms pre-modern library to be the period of history that led through dark ages which consisted of achieves from early form of writing on clay and tablets, Modern library to be a library of recent, present and contemporary library which today called the “engine room”. It is the library of 21^st century, therefore it summaries believe system of modern era to be determining, individual, certainty, distance, design, totalitarian etc. Hence, for librarians to function well they need to accustomed themselves to information technological gadgets such as computers and familiar with the use of internets etc. while postmodern library is a library in the age of enlightenments, age of pre suppositions, postmodern library is subsequent library of the future. Nevertheless, the paper further discusses possible prospects of postmodern library, challenges of postmodern library, skills required for postmodern library, mentioned library collection in digital format, promoting library services, literacy skills, applications of new technologies among others. The paper recommends that the librarians of this present era should change their perceptive on the use of (ICT) and arise to the task of engaging themselves in skills required for postmodern librarians, to know how to use computer, open and save file on the computer, copy and paste, download and use internet effectively and the problems of postmodern library identified to be funds, technophobia and hierarchy control. The paper finally concluded that postmodern library has come to stay for real and there is need to embrace it and change us from traditional ways of doing things.

Keyword: postmodern, academic libraries, modern, prospects, challenges, Nigeria.