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Information brochure from the Federal Ministry of Education, Co-ordinator of the Virtual Library Project
Pas disponible en Français. Disponible en Anglais.
Background
Since the Obasanjo Administration assumed control of the affairs of State in May 1999, an impressive reform process in education has been underway. There are two strategic thrusts to this reform process. The first targets the basic education level while the second is on the higher education sub-sector. Together, these two strands of efforts are converging to assure improved quality of the educational delivery process at all levels. Within this setting, the Virtual Library Project is one of several strategies that has been devised by the Honourable Minister of Education, Professor A. Babalola Borishade to bolster the quality of teaching and learning in Nigerian Schools. This is cast within the critical role that the library plays in the educational enterprise.
What is a Vritual (Digital) Library?
Virtual library is used to describe libraries in which computer and telecommunications technologies make access to a wide range of information resources possible. It is often referred to as a "digital library" or "electronic library", "community network", or simply, "library without walls". It is called "virtual" because in a good electronic wide area networked library, the user enjoys the euphoria of being in distant libraries, and yet he has not physically moved.
Mission
To provide, in an equitable and cost-effective manner, enhanced access to national and internaitonal library and information resources and for sharing locally-available resources with libraries all over the world using digital technology.
Objectives
The major objectives of the first phase of the Virtual Library Project are:- to improve the quality of teaching and research in institutions of higher learning in Nigeria through the provision of current books, journals and other library resources;
- to enhance access of academic libraries serving the educational community in Nigeria to global library and information resources;
- to enhance scholarship, research and lifelong learning through the establishment of permanent access to shared digital archival collections;
- to provide guidance for academic libraries on applying appropriate technologies used in the production of digital library resources; and
- to advancethe use and usability of globally distributed network of library resources.
Scope and Implementation Strategy
The project will be implemented in five (5) phases. The first phase will involve Nigerian Universities, with a pilot scheme of this phase run in eleven (11) universities. A second phase (medium term) is expected to cover Colleges of Education and Polytechnics while the third (long-term) phase will address the needs of libraries at other levels of the educational system as well as public libraries. A model virtual (digital) library at NUC will be the hub of the university-based libraries.
Delivery system
The delivery of the Virtual Library will be through:- Internet
- CD ROM
- Wide Area Network (WAN)
Contact Information:
Coordinator, Virtual Library Project,
C/O Office of the Executive Secretary
National Universities Commission
Plot 430, Aguiyi Ironsi Street,
Maitama District, P.M.B. 237
Garki G.P.O, Abuja - Nigeria
Tel.: (09) 4133185, 4135396
Fax: (09) 4133520
e-mail: vlp@nigerianvirtuallibrary.net
web: http://www.nigerianvirtuallibrary.net
(please note that, for the moment, this URL is not operational)
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Type de document
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Leaflet
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Site Web (URL)
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http://www.nigerianvirtuallibrary.net
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Auteur(s)
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Nigerian National Universities Commission
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Nombre de pages
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2 p.
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