Rethinking E- Learning in Library and Information Science (LIS) Education in Nigeria: Developing a Model for the 21st Century

Abstract

The increasing influence of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on all aspects of life, including the educational sector, has necessitated that Library and Information Science (LIS) schools in the developing world should emulate their contemporaries in the advanced countries through the adoption of e-learning into their educational systems. The paper discusses the concepts of e-learning and its application in the Library and Information Science (LIS) education. The focus of the discussion is rooted within the potential benefits of implementing e-learning in LIS education in Nigeria. Within that purview, the paper equally discusses the likely challenges that could affect e-learning in LIS education in Nigeria. Finally, the paper argues that, adopting e-learning by the LIS schools in Nigeria has become inevitable if they are to be on the global road map.

Keywords:e-Learning, Library and Information Science, LIS education, Nigeria