Digital Transformation in Librarianship: A Case Study of Kashim Ibrahim Library Ahmadu Bello University Zaria

AWARD-WINNING ESSAY (2026)

This award-winning essay examines the digital transformation of Kashim Ibrahim Library, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. It documents KIL's shift from manual to automated services through KOHA, the Kubanni Institutional Repository, Learning Commons, and online reference services.

The paper also discusses challenges like digital skills gap and poor bandwidth, and argues that librarians must become AI curators and digital managers to remain relevant in the 5th Industrial Revolution.

By: MUHAMMAD, Ma'aruf Mallam
Dept. of Library and Information Science, ABU Zaria.
Submitted to Optimistic Scholar Foundation.