Published April 28, 2017 | Version v1
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Library Users' Education in the 21st Century

  • 1. Library Department, Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria

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This study attempted to explain the concept of users’ education in the 21st Century, the objectives, importance and benefit of users’ education as only means of making users’ to recognized library as a primary source of Information. It attempted to explain the roles of digital libraries, the objectives and importance of digital libraries as way by which the libraries can be transformed in order to remain relevant and function properly in the 21st century. The study concluded that library staff and Librarians of the 21st century must be an expert and skillful in their professional job so that they can provide users’ education extensively. There is a recommendation that Government should implement National policy related to the library, training and re-training of librarians and library staffs in order for them to keep fit and relevant in the 21st century. Finally, librarians of the 21st century should be more focused on digital or virtual libraries to remain relevant in the area of information management.

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