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Feasibility Study Project Proposal Nigerian Virtual Library for Universities and other Institutions of Higher Education Continuer
Contacts
 | Prof. G.O. Ajayi - Director-General / CEO - National Information Technology Agency (NITDA) |
| Mr Ifiok Archibong - Project Officer, National Virtual (Digital) Library Project - Nigerian National Universities Commission |
| Mrs. N.V. Atuanya - Senior Secretary (Communication, Information and Informatics) - Nigerian National Commission for UNESCO |
| Mrs. Taiwo Ayo - Assistant Chief Librarian (research) - National Librarian's Office |
| Prof. Doris O. Bozimo - Professor of Library Science and University Librarian - Ahmadu Bello University, Kashim Ibrahim Library |
| Dr. A. Ibrahim - Chairman, NUNet & Co-ordinator NEARNet - National Universities Commission, Nigerian Universities Network |
| D.A. Itamah - Director, Special Duties - National Teachers' Institute |
| Dr. Zakari Mohammed - Professor - Ahmadu Bello University, Faculty of Education, Department of Library & Information Science |
| L.U. Oparah - Deputy Director (PRS) - National Board for Technical Education |
| Dr Steve A. Osiobe - Deputy Director, Library Services - Nigerian National Universities Commission |
| Mr. Axel Plathe - Programme Specialist - UNESCO - Information Portal Section |
| Mr. John B. Rose - Senior Programme Specialist - UNESCO- Information Society Division |
| Dr. Peter F.U. Taylor - Head and Co-ordinator ABU-NUNet - Ahmadu Bello University, Electrical Engineering Department |
| Dr. M.O. Ubaru - Director (Technical Services) - National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) |
| Engr. F.C. Ugeagwu - Director, (Planning, Research & Statistics) - National Board for Technical Education |
| Mrs Jummai Umar - National Professional Officer, Virtual Library Feasibility Study - UNESCO-Abuja |
| Mr. Paul G. West - Education Specialist, Knowledge Management - Commonwealth of Learning |
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| How to Build a Digital Library - by Ian H. Witten and David Bainbridge
Digital Libraries?—off-the-shelf technology; just add documents and stir. Of course, we are talking about very different things: a personal library of ephemeral notes hardly compares with a national treasurehouse of information. But don’t sneer at the “library” of e-mail: this collection gives its user valued searching and browsing facilities, and with half a week’s rather than half an hour’s work one could create a document management system that stores documents for a large multinational corporation. Continuer |
Documents
| National ICT Networks: The Nigerian Field - by Aminu Ibrahim
A country presentation for the Foundation Partnership for Higher Education in Africa’s Conference and Workshop on “Effective Use of ICT to Create a New Environment for Learning, Teaching, and Research”, held at the UN International Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, July 29- August 1, 2002 Continuer |
| Mission Report (4-16 November 2002) with the purpose of Launching the Feasibility Study for the Development of a Virtual Library for Universities and Institutions of Higher Learning in Nigeria - by FW (Russ) Russell, BSP/DIR & Hezekiel Dlamini, UNESCO-Nairobi, CI
Within the framework of the Special Task Force for Nigeria, the Director-General of UNESCO and the President of the Republic of Nigeria in the first half of 2002 approved this Japan FIT extrabudgetary project. The purpose of the Feasibility study is to assess what elements are needed and what steps will have to be deployed in order to develop a Virtual Library for Universities and Institutions of Higher Learning in Nigeria through funds provided by the Government and other donors. It shall serve as an action-oriented policy and project development tool for the implementation of such a project in Nigeria. To date, several intersectoral (CI, ED, Field Office and Central Services) meetings have been held at HQ to lay the groundwork for the Study. Equally, several meetings have taken place between differing HQ staff and Nigerian officials relative to this project.
At a meeting convened by DIR/BSP on 11 September 2002, it was decided that a UNESCO team would formally launch the FS. Dates for this mission were set for early November. Also, it was decided that a member from BSP, CI and ED would form the UNECO team and liase with UNESCO-Abuja and the Nigerian NatCom for UNESCO. Unfortunately, ED consultant was unavailable for the present mission. The mission included visits to Abuja, Zaria, Kaduna and Lagos.
Objectives for the mission:
- to formally launch the Nigerian Virtual Library Feasibility Study.
- to hold information meetings with appropriate national authorities.
- to reach decisions as to the delivery schedule for the project and it's end-date (with a view to establishing phases of implementation of the Study’s recommendations).
- recruitment/selection of the NPO (c.f. draft TORs below)
- agreement on terms of reference for the various consultants necessary with possible initial identification of certain appropriate persons.
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| Nigerian National Policy for Information Technology (IT) - by Nigerian National Information Technology Development Agency
Information Technology (IT) is the bedrock for national survival and development in a rapidly changing global environment, and challenges us to devise bold and courageous initiatives to address a host of vital socio-economic issues such as reliable infrastructure, skilled human resources, open government and other essential issues of capacity building. --- A developing nation like Nigeria, that aspires to participate effectively and become a key player in the emerging Information Age needs to have in place, Continuer |
| Science, Technology and ICT in Nigeria - by Professor G.O. Ajayi
- Every nation has a price to pay for technological development. Science and Technology is the bedrock of this development.
- The Science & Technology sector in general and Information & Communications Technology (ICT), in particular, represent areas that must be addressed for sustainable technological growth.
- Three technological waves driving global economic development are:
Information Technology
Material Science
Biotechnology
- Technology is changing at an unprecedented rate and, without the proper machinery in place, one stands the risk of being left behind.
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| The Nigerian Universities Network (NUNet) in Brief - by Aminu Ibrahim
There are 53 university-institutions in Nigeria, owned variously by the Federal and State Governments, and the private sector (7);
There are more than 250 higher education (HE) and research institutions, including Polytechnics, Colleges of Education, and research institutions and allied agencies. Continuer |
| Status of ICT in the Nigerian Education Sector - by Aminu Ibrahim
Information and Communication Technologies, properly defined, refer not so much to pieces of equipment, as the way they are put together, functionally deployed and utilized to further simplify access to, exchange and share relevant information resources. Continuer |
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