Information Service Provision for the Sustainance of the 21st Century Educational Developement in Nigeria

Abstract

The increasing importance of knowledge as a driver of economic growth; the information and communication revolution; the advent of worldwide labour market and global socio-political transformations have today brought about a paradigm shift in human capital development in nations of the world. Conceiving and achieving a national aspiration and strategic planning in human resource development is undoubtedly essentials to all forms of investment in education which, Nigeria like most other developing economies are looking forward to. In doing so, Nigeria is also deemed capable of becoming a contributor to scientific and technological advancement. This paper examines the roles played by our educational institutions through provision of relevant information that supports the education for the contemporary sophisticated information society. Libraries and information centers in our institutions of learning should address digital literacy, which some school of thoughts now see as the secret sauce. The paper recommends relevant information provision in our present educational system as this aims at bringing in today’s world for the students because of the flexibility that comes with the contemporary learning through digital objects; social media tools-use should be highly encouraged as they provide a fast means of information sharing between information stakeholders in our educational community; it also recommends an urgent need for eventual update of the education curriculum to integrate the connections prevalent in the digital world.