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    Enhancing Library and Information Science Curriculum in Nigeria: Integrating Interdisciplinary Skills and Emerging Technologies for Economic Development.
    (2024-10-11) Gana, Leah Yebo
    The rapidly changing world demands educational adaptability, especially from library and information science (LIS) students. The use of traditional physical textbooks, sitting in library chairs, and researching with physical books is becoming obsolete, much like historical artifacts for tourism. Emerging technologies offer innovative avenues for LIS students to solve problems in todays technologically modified world. This research paper explores existing literatures on the relationship of library and information science and emerging technologies. It delves into empowering LIS students with skills required to thrive in a competitive, advanced world for economic development. The researcher conducted a survey to learn how LIS students view the curriculum’s content and value. From the data collected, the majority of undergraduate students were unsatisfied with the curriculum content but perceived the curriculum prepared them for the job market. The majority found the courses relevant to their career goals, with the curriculum content needing more balance between theory and practical application. Most of the students wanted more computer science courses included in their curriculum. Recommendations are made on how the economy can be developed, reducing unemployment by integrating emerging technology courses into the LIS curriculum to enhance problem-solving skills and employment prospects.
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    Reviewing Emerging Technologies Adoption Among Construction Project Managers in Nigeria
    (School of Environmental Technology, Federal University of Technology Minna. PMB 65, Minna, Niger State Nigeria., 2024-10-14) Shehu, Aminu Muhammad; Jimoh, Richard Ajayi; Adefemi, Aka; Olubajo, Oluseun Olukemi
    Though emerging technologies are available to improve project performance, project managers in the Nigerian construction sector avoid their adoption. This have resulted in the rate of failed projects within the Nigerian construction sector due to poor coordination of construction tasks relying on obsolete process. Hence, the review of literature to ascertain the influencing factors of project managers avoidance in implementing emerging technologies in their professional practice. Using thematic analysis, four (4) influencing themes were identified in the literature namely; technology, organizational, environmental and socio-cultural related factors. These themes evidenced the influencing factors in emerging technologies adoption among project managers in the Nigerian construction industry. The potentials of emerging technologies adoption on project managers performance in the construction industry is impacted in terms of cost, quality and time of successful projects delivery. However, technology avoidance behaviour of project managers will lead to project abandonment, continued inadequate automated evaluation, monitoring of construction project performance Therefore, the study recommends that stakeholders in the Nigerian construction industry must continue to navigate through the barrier factors limiting construction project managers adoption of technology to lower the rate of failed and abandoned projects in the Nigerian construction industry.