COVID-19 PANDAMIC: A Share Experience of its Devastating Effects on the Academic Library Services Provision in Nigeria

Abstract

Abstract All academic libraries in Nigeria have been locked down owing to the rapid spread of the virus particularly in public institutions without any provision for sufficient and effective virtual information services on their websites or via social media platforms. This has left the Nigerian libraries in a state of not contributing significantly to the battle against the pandemic and the non-engagement of librarians in the fight against the corona virus. This paper discusses the devastating effects of corona virus on the service provision of the academic libraries in Nigeria and highlighted the responses of the academic libraries in the midst of covid-19 pandemic. It also discusses certain factors affecting the provision of needed information services to users by the academic libraries such as none readiness of academic libraries or parent institution to respond to any global outbreak of disease (epidemics), natural disaster and humanitarian crisis or insecurity in a bid to curb the menace it has on achieving the institutions' goals. The paper recommends among others that academic libraries or parent institution must be prepared to respond to any global outbreak of disease (epidemics) to curb the menace it has on achieving the institutions' goals.