Readiness of academic librarians towards the use of robotic technologies in Nigerian university libraries

IF 1.3 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Library Management Pub Date : 2022-03-14 DOI:10.1108/lm-11-2021-0104

K. Owolabi, Nancy C. Okorie, O. E. Yemi-Peters, S. Oyetola, Taofeek Olatunde Bello, B. Oladokun

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PurposeThe purpose of the article is to investigate readiness of academic librarians toward the use of robotic technologies in Nigerian university libraries. The article provides further insights on the following areas: •What are the levels of readiness of university libraries in Nigeria towards robotic technologies in terms of digital infrastructure, policy framework and human development for the adoption and use of robotics in the libraries? •What services are available in the university libraries that can be handled by robotic technologies? •Are academic librarians aware of the potential benefits of robotics in library operations? •What are the potential challenges that university libraries may face in the adoption and use of robotic technologies?Design/methodology/approachThe study is a survey research anchored on positivism paradigm. The questionnaire was used as data collection instrument. Furthermore, 100 academic librarians were selected from the ten purposively selected ten universities. Snowballing sample technique was used to select ten academic librarians from each of the university libraries.FindingsThe findings of the study revealed that the readiness of university libraries in Nigeria towards the adoption and use of robotic technologies in Nigeria is nothing to write home about. It indicates that university libraries in the country are not ready to adopt the use of this technology despite the high benefits they have to offer in library operations.Research limitations/implicationsThe limitations of the study lay on the fact that very few librarians from each of the selected university libraries were selected; and at the same time, it covers only ten university libraries in the country.Originality/valueThe study is very important to university library management on the necessary steps that need to be taken for the effective adoption of robotic technologies. This research can be a guide to them. In addition, the empirical analysis of the study contributes to social informatics development in Nigeria.

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学术图书馆员对尼日利亚大学图书馆使用机器人技术的准备情况

目的本文的目的是调查学术图书馆员在尼日利亚大学图书馆使用机器人技术的准备情况。这篇文章对以下领域提供了进一步的见解：•尼日利亚大学图书馆在数字基础设施、政策框架和人类发展方面对机器人技术的准备程度如何，以便在图书馆采用和使用机器人？•大学图书馆有哪些可以通过机器人技术处理的服务？•学术图书馆员是否意识到机器人技术在图书馆运营中的潜在好处？•大学图书馆在采用和使用机器人技术方面可能面临哪些潜在挑战？设计/方法论/方法本研究是一项基于实证主义范式的调查研究。问卷被用作数据收集工具。此外，从10所有意挑选的大学中选出了100名学术图书馆员。采用滚雪球抽样技术从各高校图书馆抽取10名高校图书馆员。调查结果研究结果表明，尼日利亚大学图书馆准备在尼日利亚采用和使用机器人技术，这一点值得一提。这表明，尽管该国的大学图书馆在图书馆运营中可以提供很高的效益，但它们还没有准备好采用这项技术。研究局限性/含义研究的局限性在于，每个选定的大学图书馆的图书馆员都很少被选中；同时，它只覆盖了全国十所大学图书馆。独创性/价值这项研究对大学图书馆管理来说非常重要，它涉及到有效采用机器人技术所需采取的必要步骤。这项研究可以为他们提供指导。此外，该研究的实证分析有助于尼日利亚社会信息学的发展。

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Library Management INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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