Library and Information Scienceshttp://repository.dkut.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/48082024-03-28T20:43:36Z2024-03-28T20:43:36ZDigital Transformation of Academic Libraries in Developing Countries in AfricaOtike, Fredrickhttp://repository.dkut.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/80172024-02-03T09:00:44Z2023-08-01T00:00:00ZDigital Transformation of Academic Libraries in Developing Countries in Africa
Otike, Fredrick
The concept of digital transformation in academic libraries and academic institutions is pretty new, especially, in developing countries. Digital transformation process is more common in businesses and entrepreneurship, where the focus is on increase of revenue and profits as opposed to academic libraries, where the focus is on user satisfaction and efficiency in service delivery. Digital transformation in academic library focuses mainly on user satisfaction as such, this paper offers valuable information to academic libraries and academic institutions in the implementation of digital transformation processes. The paper critically analyses and explores the digital transformation process in academic libraries and its implementation in developing countries in Africa, it establishes appropriate digital transformation process that academic libraries can adopt so as to ensure a smooth digital transformation process. Using the Disruptive Technology theory, the paper clearly explains and highlights the relationship between implementation of digitalization and the digital transformation processes. From the paper, the importance of digital transformation processes in academic libraries and academic institutions from developing countries is established. The paper concludes by sharing factors and challenges that will enable the implementation of digital transformation process in academic libraries.
2023-08-01T00:00:00ZEmerging Roles of Libraries and Librarians During and Post COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and OpportunitiesOtike, Fredrick WawireAsmaa BouaamriAgnes Hajdu BarátPéter Kiszlhttp://repository.dkut.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/48102021-10-14T18:37:09Z2021-08-11T00:00:00ZEmerging Roles of Libraries and Librarians During and Post COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities
Otike, Fredrick Wawire; Asmaa Bouaamri; Agnes Hajdu Barát; Péter Kiszl
This chapter highlights the challenges and opportunities that have and will arise as a result of the epidemic.
When the spread of CoronaVirus 2019 (COVID-19) was announced by the World Health Organization
(WHO), most schools, colleges, and tertiary institutes around the world were ordered to close so as to
contain the spread. Currently, most learning institutions are experiencing challenges related to how to
provide critical services; the most critical ones are linked to the library services. With the COVID-19
pandemic still in place, it is evident that libraries will greatly be affected in their service delivery. This
chapter, therefore, brings into perspective the eminent changing roles of libraries and the challenges
and opportunities that did and will emerge as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides different library case studies and how the COVID-19 pandemic is being handled in Kenya, Morocco, and
Hungary. The chapter puts into perspective new insights that will enable libraries to adapt quickly to
the new technologies substituting the obsolete and redundant ones.
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